Hello Chris, as usual, spot on - unfortunately.
I have been following with utter consternation the Texas law and SCOTUS response to it. From Europe, let me tell you that we are watching with awe...and a bit of trepidation too. because, unfortunately we have some very backward governments here too - for example in Hungary or Poland. The …
I have been following with utter consternation the Texas law and SCOTUS response to it. From Europe, let me tell you that we are watching with awe...and a bit of trepidation too. because, unfortunately we have some very backward governments here too - for example in Hungary or Poland. The way SCOTUS is annihilating Roe v Wade is just a warning for us too in Europe that women's rights are still under threat, just as Simone de Beauvoir said ("Never forget that it will only take a religious, economic or political crisis for women's rights to be jeopardized"). And boy was she right about that.
Toxic masculinity, which pervades every bloody corner of society, is killing us. Figuratively and litteraly. We don't have the repeated mass shootings as you do in the US, but we do have so many - too many - women killed by men. We even have a special word for that "féminicide".
On top of that, we have fake news, global distrust of government (in France we witness the terrible consequence of State distrust in Guadeloupe and Martinique, where people refuse to get vaccinated and are now dying by scores because of the virus)... and also in France, we have people threatening doctors who battle fake news about COVID and vaccines... some even talked about getting the guillotine out to chop some heads off... and it was retweeted by bloody Raoult (the guy who said HCQ was the cure, maybe you've heard of him. An absolute shame for us) can you imagine??
It is horrifying and clearly makes me despair of Humans.
Caroline, I'm sorry it's such a nightmare over there too. But it's good to hear from you again anyway. Perhaps one day I will write something comforting you can relate to as well, heh. Please take care of yourself....
Hello Chris, as usual, spot on - unfortunately.
I have been following with utter consternation the Texas law and SCOTUS response to it. From Europe, let me tell you that we are watching with awe...and a bit of trepidation too. because, unfortunately we have some very backward governments here too - for example in Hungary or Poland. The way SCOTUS is annihilating Roe v Wade is just a warning for us too in Europe that women's rights are still under threat, just as Simone de Beauvoir said ("Never forget that it will only take a religious, economic or political crisis for women's rights to be jeopardized"). And boy was she right about that.
Toxic masculinity, which pervades every bloody corner of society, is killing us. Figuratively and litteraly. We don't have the repeated mass shootings as you do in the US, but we do have so many - too many - women killed by men. We even have a special word for that "féminicide".
On top of that, we have fake news, global distrust of government (in France we witness the terrible consequence of State distrust in Guadeloupe and Martinique, where people refuse to get vaccinated and are now dying by scores because of the virus)... and also in France, we have people threatening doctors who battle fake news about COVID and vaccines... some even talked about getting the guillotine out to chop some heads off... and it was retweeted by bloody Raoult (the guy who said HCQ was the cure, maybe you've heard of him. An absolute shame for us) can you imagine??
It is horrifying and clearly makes me despair of Humans.
Caroline, I'm sorry it's such a nightmare over there too. But it's good to hear from you again anyway. Perhaps one day I will write something comforting you can relate to as well, heh. Please take care of yourself....