The sky is not falling again

 A friend posted this on his Facebook page this afternoon. 

It was a flyer asking men to vote No against the proposal for women's suffrage in the United States. 

This was published over 100 years ago - women getting the vote in the US with the 19th Amendment in 1920. 

But the reasons for the NO vote are as follows: 

Because 90% of women do not want it, or do not care. 

Because it means competition of women with men instead of co-operation. 

Because 80% of women eligible to vote are married and can only double or annul their husband's vote. 

Because it can be of no benefit commensurate additional to the expense involved. 

Because in some State, more voting women than voting men will place the government under petticoat rule. 

Because it is unwise to risk the good we already have instead of the evil we may incur. 

Votes of women can achieve no more than votes of men. Why waste the time, energy and money , without result?

It all sounds terribly familiar.

It was the same back when we had to plibishite, oops, plebiscite on the law of Same Sex marriage. 

Has the sky fallen in yet? No. Are a lot of people feeling better about things? Yes. If you didn't agree with it, has it had any effect on you? No. 

I look at what's written here and I just see the tactics of the No campaign. 

Life moves on. Laws move on. Hell, if they didn't, Britain would still be transporting convicts out to Australia and witches would be burned at the stake in public places. On the latter point, some would say they still are, just their stakes are found in cancel culture and social media. 

My last point is this:

It makes a good point. 

Off to the movies now. 

Today's song: