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[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Powerful Woman and Morally Sound Leader are two rings on a Venn diagram. Margaret Thatcher was a powerful woman, but she was also an Irish-hating piece of shit tyrant who shouldn't have had the privilege of dying of old age.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Also in a society in which few women lead, the ones who do tend to be particularly ruthless.