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LOad of bullshit! An armed populace prevents authoritarianism. These bitches are lying

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Aug 18, 2021Liked by Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Thank you for letting us know about this inspirational woman and her work. She's a role model for all of us. I'm biased, but I also know women change the world!

One thing I wish we would reconsider in the US is our frequent use of gun-related vocabulary. Think how often we hear the term "silver bullet" or "magic bullet" used as a metaphor for a solution. Someone lively is a "real pistol." Bring out the "big guns" to tackle a problem. I shudder to think what our international visitors/non-native English-speaking residents of the US think of these.

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Aug 18, 2021Liked by Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Citizens are indebted to people like Shannon Watts who take it upon themselves to champion a serious social issue and to work on it for the long term. Not only are they making an effort to reduce needless suffering and economic waste, they also keep alive the ideas of moral responsibility to one's community, a moral concern for others whom one may not know, and serious volunteerism as well.

Our lives would be greatly impoverished without such persons as Ms. Watts in it. I was pleased to see her good work highlighted here.

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