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Originally Posted by Libertine
The world is rather different from what it was 200, 100 or 50 years ago. In 1970, a female British PM would probably have seemed rather unlikely. Nine years later, it was reality. Same thing for Angela Merkel, Indira Gandhi, Michelle Bachelet, Tansu Çiller, etc.
I'm not too sure about Hillary's chances, but it really doesn't seem at all unlikely that the US will get a female president in the next few decades.
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I'm afraid a lot of the world is well ahead of us in this regard, though, and will continue to be for a while longer.
Think about all the folks who regard Hilary as a total bitch. There are a lot of people who vehemently hate the woman, and I don't necessarily think all that hatred comes from the analysis and rejection of her stances on policy and policy making. Frankly, I think a lot of the hatred out there is baseless and due solely to the fact that she is a woman.
But you're right. Anything could happen. And I do hope I'm being unnecessarily pessimistic.