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    Steinem defended her relationship with the CIA, saying: “In my experience the agency was completely different from its image; it was liberal, nonviolent and honorable.” Steinem also stated that she considered the CIA to be allies in promoting U.S. government policy against communism during the early Cold War. — NATOpedia

    Although most frequently considered a liberal feminist, Steinem repeatedly characterized herself as a radical feminist.

    classic

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      the agency was completely different from its image; it was liberal, nonviolent and honorable.

      CIA was doing MKUltra at the time of her activities, and would go on to run torture facilities. Truly, a statement that stood the test of time.

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    She apparently got more trans accepting in 2014, yk, and that’s apparently enough to get “allies” to jerk it to her. Even though she was irrelevant and extremely old by 2014 and laid the transphobic substrate for the whole second wave feminist movement. Let alone that she’s an evil piece of shit for being CIA

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    I feel so uncomfortable by the fact that “Woke” has basically been co-opted by Liberal NGO’s that refuse to be anti-imperialist, meanwhile the Rightists are pushing Anti-Woke globally, they’re presenting it as a “Sensible Partner” to the 3rd world. (By the way I’m not blaming them for cooperating with the devil, if that’s the only option they’re given. I am critiquing Westerners here who allowed for this situation to happen in the 1st place.)

    I’m just hoping Imperialized people don’t fall for their trickery. I’m honest to God willing to forgive temporary setbacks, if this is really what needs to be done to secure material power, all I ask in return is please don’t become new tyrants…

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      All the Mamdanicrats and AOC stans are posting how much of an inspiration she was for leftist women.

  • I don’t think I even knew who she was until Caitlin Johnstone dropped this banger today: (CWs: sexual assault, domestic violence, war criminals, mentions of birth, body weight image issues) https://youtu.be/wSPgpnTGMPY

    And honestly I need to read the linked article still to learn more who she was . Her name sounds vaasaaaagggguely familiar and that’s it.