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[–] Madison420 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Correct. English sufferage was only gained after a group of women took on learning jujitsu, wearing badass capes and paper body armor and went out burning government buildings and breaking all the windows in anti sufferagette buildings/homes and when police showed up they'd kick the shit out of them with jujitsu and then they'd make a speech the police couldn't break up because their faces were meeting their asses for the first time and in a most uncomfortable way.

Ed: because it's interesting and I'm sure people won't take my word.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffrajitsu

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's no way I would have believed you without the link.

[–] Madison420 5 points 10 months ago

It's a very weird story, I won't take it personally.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That is fucking wild! How was I never aware of this? Thanks for sharing it.

[–] Madison420 4 points 10 months ago

Because governments don't particularly want it known that an effective protest is one that puts the government in fear.