Kallasilya t1_itzot24 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:13 PM

Reply to comment by Sabz5150 in Women will have equal share of seats in [New Zealand] Parliament with Soraya Peke-Mason's swearing-in by giblefog

Ah yes, as we know, all social change has been brought about by groups of people quietly sitting back and doing nothing.

;)

Sabz5150 t1_itzpc87 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:16 PM

Its also never been rammed down one's throat. That's what the Right does.I am not saying change should not happen, but it should not be forced with quotas and the like.

Kallasilya t1_itzqg0h wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:24 PM

Okay I said I'd let this drop but I can't let that take stand... Women got the vote by going on hunger strike, smashing windows, and setting shit on fire! Societal change (not just for women but for all groups) has always been 'forced'. It's the only thing that's ever worked.

And the people in power have never, ever liked it either. But give it a few decades and hopefully all of these measures will be in the past.