I honestly don't think we are ever gonna have a perfect, ideal government. Like ever.
Back in the day we found faults with the lack of government under the Articles of Confederation and many claimed "government is best which governs least." Just as we though that the "ideal" government could be obtained with the Constitution, many found problems with that as well. They thought it made the government too strong.
And I, until just a little while ago, failed to see just how much our government controls our morals and actions. Think about it. We pride ourselves on being "american" and calling a world superpower home. We pride ourselves on the facade of cultural equality in this country. We pride ourselves on our modern society.
But we fail to look at just how binding this country can be. As of right now (thought its very likely to change), we have not had a female leader in power. Ever. Doesn't that scare you? It's over 200 years since we won our so-called independence and created a system of equality. We love to show the world just how far we have come from the stereotypical, woman-stay-at-home mindset and have adapted to the model of the working woman. Yet, Canada had its first female leader in 1947, and we, nearly 70 years later, still have millions of people afraid of making a female our nation's president. We fear that a female leader won't be strong enough. Won't be brave enough.
I wouldn't say its the fault of the people but instead of the government (btw, which has more men than women) and culture.
From the beginning, they have had utmost power on women whether it be disenfranchisement or the right for a woman to own land. The government has morphed Americans' beliefs and morals into making it acceptable to deprive women of equal power.
Women have to fight back, even if it means a little civil disobedience.
Back in the day we found faults with the lack of government under the Articles of Confederation and many claimed "government is best which governs least." Just as we though that the "ideal" government could be obtained with the Constitution, many found problems with that as well. They thought it made the government too strong.
And I, until just a little while ago, failed to see just how much our government controls our morals and actions. Think about it. We pride ourselves on being "american" and calling a world superpower home. We pride ourselves on the facade of cultural equality in this country. We pride ourselves on our modern society.
But we fail to look at just how binding this country can be. As of right now (thought its very likely to change), we have not had a female leader in power. Ever. Doesn't that scare you? It's over 200 years since we won our so-called independence and created a system of equality. We love to show the world just how far we have come from the stereotypical, woman-stay-at-home mindset and have adapted to the model of the working woman. Yet, Canada had its first female leader in 1947, and we, nearly 70 years later, still have millions of people afraid of making a female our nation's president. We fear that a female leader won't be strong enough. Won't be brave enough.
I wouldn't say its the fault of the people but instead of the government (btw, which has more men than women) and culture.
From the beginning, they have had utmost power on women whether it be disenfranchisement or the right for a woman to own land. The government has morphed Americans' beliefs and morals into making it acceptable to deprive women of equal power.
Women have to fight back, even if it means a little civil disobedience.
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