Post B1xsdFDkClYbExxMLw by jazzilla@noauthority.social
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 (DIR) Post #B1xsdBu8XD5exHl9sG by Henhouse_Cockerel@noauthority.social
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       I did not know until today that before the 19th Amendment went into effect, 20 states had already passed suffrage acts and women coukd vote, Wyoming being the first one, in 1869.Did you know that before today or am I just an idiot?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1xsdECI0gnc4AGgRk by jazzilla@noauthority.social
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       @Henhouse_Cockerel The details are important here. There was major push back when general voting was rolled out in the 19th century for everyone. Many prominent Americans predicted what it has led to and tried to stop it
       
 (DIR) Post #B1xsdEmRqFirsJBYo4 by Henhouse_Cockerel@noauthority.social
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       @jazzilla most of it was in the western states and this was likely because of the fact of how important the woman was in society on the frontier, Wyoming being the first state to do so implies such, imo. When that sentiment got wrapped up into the Progressive Era, thats when it changed course.But my boiled down point is I did not know that women across the west had full access to the vote for decades effort the 19th. Until today.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1xsdFDkClYbExxMLw by jazzilla@noauthority.social
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       @Henhouse_Cockerel My point was the larger effort to allow the general population to vote at all was a very controversial topic back then. This was around the 1860s.Ppl used to understand the natural importance of hierarchy. That wise ppl SHOULD lead the unwise, and that is a healthy, natural order.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1xsdFiwKmViniYGye by Henhouse_Cockerel@noauthority.social
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       @jazzilla I do not disagree but there was certainly pressure from people who "put in" and wanted a voice.But it is all really besides the point because democracy is an easily manipulated scam and the formula is known and thats why it applied everywhere, or forced.Nothing gives any government more power than being a representative of the "people's will".