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Women collectively (and righteously) started a Sex Strike [1][2] as we were entering the Great Depression with the founding of the American Birth Control League
by AndrewKemendo 4y ago
Women collectively (and righteously) started a Sex Strike [1][2] as we were entering the Great Depression with the founding of the American Birth Control League in 1921 [3]. This strike accelerated into second and now third wave feminism demanding (again, righteously) equal control of society. The post-war Baby Boom was an aberration to the trend in my opinion.
Arguably this all started with universal suffrage in NZ in 1919 and I think this is just the most recent iteration.
People used to have hope, but as we are seeing more and more concentration of wealth, and rent seeking everywhere, lack of economic mobility (unless you're a psychopath that will do anything to make money) is the likely path without a major counter-revolution.
We need a voluntary, peaceful and measurably equitable society in order to create a world where people have hope for the future. All of the previous illusions of gods and governments as masters has failed. The only thing left is solidarity with other people qua people, vulnerability, sharing, caring etc... is the only option.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_strike
[2]http://www.chrisknight.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Sex-Strike.pdf http://www.chrisknight.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Sex-...
[2]https://sanger.hosting.nyu.edu/aboutms/organization_abcl/ https://sanger.hosting.nyu.edu/aboutms/organization_abcl/
- throwaway4aday 4y agoHow about we just cordon off an area and you can go do your thing there and let us know how it ends up?
- AndrewKemendo 4y agoThat sounds amazing, where?