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...Amidst a sea of ugliness*
Feb 25, 2014 00:02
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women's rights
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democracy
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activism
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east europe
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mahnmut
February 24 2014, 15:43:14 UTC
a human face that could potentially melt walls of ice
Forgive me for the OT, but I couldn't help thinking of this.
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luzribeiro
February 24 2014, 15:46:40 UTC
Beware, whitewalkers! You can't withstand the passion of women power!
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luzribeiro
February 24 2014, 15:44:33 UTC
And they haven't even found it necessary to go topless. That is quite something.
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airiefairie
February 24 2014, 15:45:32 UTC
Yes, admittedly, Femen has become the first thing that comes to mind, whenever "Ukraine" is mentioned in the same sentence with "female protesters".
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htpcl
February 24 2014, 17:28:08 UTC
I hear the new Ukrainian government will include an unprecedented number of female members. There still is some hope that this Neanderthal world will be saved from self-destruction, after all.
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brother_dour
February 26 2014, 18:28:04 UTC
That is very heartwarming and all, but it has zero chance of working if the government is in a Kent State kind of mindset.
Love is great, but it doesn't deflect bullets.
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airiefairie
February 26 2014, 21:28:28 UTC
It tends to shift paradigms, though. It won't stop people from being shot today, granted. If that is where a society's priorities end, that is.
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