There is no such thing as an overqualified woman. Especially when it comes to leadership. We’ve seen the same mistake over and over against where misogyny dictates electoral choices and diminishes not only our security and readiness but our democracy as well. - ThreadSky

youranoncentral.bsky.social • 4 days ago

There is no such thing as an overqualified woman. Especially when it comes to leadership. We’ve seen the same mistake over and over against where misogyny dictates electoral choices and diminishes not only our security and readiness but our democracy as well.

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paogle.bsky.social•4 days ago

All other things being equal? I vote for women and/or people of color before candidates that look like me...

pointc.bsky.social•4 days ago

If two super qualified women couldn't beat the worst possible excuse for a human being ever belched forth on the planet, then this country is even more misogynistic than I and many other people thought.

We need to be better. SMH

reyoak.bsky.social•4 days ago

So well said! Thank you

spblack.bsky.social•4 days ago

Overqualification is just a term companies use when they don't want to hire people who are knowledgable into jobs they are fucking over, because they'd speak up.

loudmind.bsky.social•4 days ago

Women are the most oppressed people since the beginning of time.

One of the saddest things to see is a woman who has internalized misogyny and self-hate.

themidlifemedium.bsky.social•4 days ago

Death to the patriarchy. It's the only sane way forward.

christianmalmgren.bsky.social•4 days ago

💯

theresistanceat.bsky.social•4 days ago

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democracyisfragile.bsky.social•4 days ago

Without a doubt.

zadett.bsky.social•4 days ago

My choice is always the one who can spark hope for others

rikky23.bsky.social•4 days ago

Thatcher, May, Truss. Females do not make better leaders than men, better people make better leaders.

azjpm.bsky.social•4 days ago

They used Biden's record as POTUS, Kamala's laugh and insults on her intelligence to convince millions that Trump was better.

It's absurd

unclesamson.bsky.social•4 days ago

It appears to be racist misogyny with a large dose of stupidity. The resulting old, stupid, over-confident white guys are a problem. Give me some wise, stable matriarchy, please. Somebody who understands the concept of Mother Earth!

caminosver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Problem is men especially (& some women) have fallen in love with the idea of the STRONG MAN, the SAVIOR, or as he's called in Latin America, the CAUDILLO (a cult-of-personality chieftain).
By the age of 50, you realize most people, especially Strong men, are bullshitting their way thru it all...

tantrano.bsky.social•4 days ago

A great leader needs empathy and compassion as well as strength and willpower. Greek mythology says humans were once both genders, but the gods split us apart, fearing our power. True power isn’t just brute force—it’s balancing masculine and feminine traits: strength, care, will, and wisdom.

tantrano.bsky.social•4 days ago

The best leaders—past and present—embody this balance. Zelenskyy, Kaja, Ursula, Churchill and others lead/led with both courage and empathy. Meanwhile, authoritarian strongmen reject compassion, believing force alone is enough. But true strength is knowing when to fight and when to build.

tantrano.bsky.social•4 days ago

Leaders like Scholz and Chamberlain lacked the willpower and strength to do what needed to be done. In some ways, Biden suffers from the same weakness.

Krasnov, on the other hand, is a complete void on all fronts—but he’s good at pretending to be strong.

caminosver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Here I disagree - the idea of the magic strongman is SEXY for many people, especially those who buy into the Hollywood MAN-SAVIOR model.
Now a quiet "good guy", who's not going to do miracles but is not going to shaft you:
B-O-R-I-N-G. zzzzz
It's a shame, but human nature is extremely flawed.

tantrano.bsky.social•4 days ago

But a huge tell is his inability to admit fault, which comes from facing extreme consequences for mistakes growing up.

I used to be like that—always blaming something else.
It took a conscious effort to start owning my failures. Krasnov, though? He never learned. He just perfected the blame game.

caminosver.bsky.social•4 days ago

I agree with many of your thoughts. If you study sciences, you begin to see a pattern of ying-yang mixed w/ randomness occurring at the micro & macro level of many if not most things. If you study latin american history, you see strongmen arise when the masses are weak, angry, n want a magic daddy.

pamaqua2017.bsky.social•4 days ago

Democrats are fools if they think they own the Latino vote.

caminosver.bsky.social•4 days ago

They actually don't own the Latino vote. At least not in Florida & especially NOT in South Florida. Venezuelans, Cubans, Nicaraguans, El Salvadoreans - they all vote primarily Republican & have for years - many of them simplistically lump in anyone who's not right-leaning as outright communists.

pamaqua2017.bsky.social•4 days ago

Democrats too often see everything through the lens of American culture and history. It’s simplistic - and then they wonder why they lose elections.

The younger generation of Cubans seems less rabid at least.

caminosver.bsky.social•4 days ago

I just think Americans do not learn enough World History, PERIOD. It's not a waste of time: the US has not yet experienced coups, real hyperinflation, mega corruption...
"He who doesn't know history is doomed to repeat it" will become the mantra for the next four years (if we even get to four).

eaos.bsky.social•4 days ago

Plenty of underqualified men tho:

https://www.wired.com/story/doge-government-salaries-elon-musk/

marthawt.bsky.social•4 days ago

There sure are plenty of underqualified and unqualified men, though.

kris10l.bsky.social•4 days ago

Anonymous...if you're listening........
🙏

lesliehilton0131.bsky.social•4 days ago

Like, Kamela would have been a better President...!?!?...you know she would have.

winecave.bsky.social•4 days ago

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

tantrano.bsky.social•4 days ago

My Prime Minister isn't perfect on certain issues, and she has many critics here in Denmark—but damn, she is good in a crisis.

And most importantly, she’s a true friend of Ukraine and Europe.

Little too hopeful that the US will change course though, but I'm sure that's just for appearances sake.

unclesamson.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trudeau has critics in Canada, too. That's because the Danes & Canucks live in free, democratic countries. Canada & Denmark are gonna be close buddies before this chaos ends.

jackcharnista.bsky.social•4 days ago

My wife and I joke (only half joke) that the world should be run by a council of moms and grandmas for a couple of generations.

I think we’d all be pleased with the results.

pamaqua2017.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trump singling out firefighters as supporters underlines how much a certain kind of voter wants to vote for testosterone no matter how unqualified for leadership it may be. These people are just voting their instincts.

Also, firefighting companies being so white doesn’t happen by accident.

pamaqua2017.bsky.social•4 days ago

America stands out this way among advanced nations. It elected a black male but still no woman POTUS and no reason to expect one for a while. It probably relates to how rural much of the country is, with a big hinterland. Like Saudi Arabia, lol.

A warning
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/09/11/why-nations-that-fail-women-fail

45n47-americawtf.bsky.social•4 days ago

So true! We would not be in an essentially failed state if 2016 had gone differently. But here we are. STILL SMFH over this nothingburger 👇👇👇

truckle4evr.bsky.social•4 days ago

The only people that would call a woman over qualified is an under qualified man.

tippedbeaker.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/tippedbeaker.bsky.social/post/3ljoolct2ms2i

unipherene-io.bsky.social•4 days ago

If Freeland had an account here I would be expressing my support for all of the work she has done, and support for anything she worked to accomplish in the future.

bilbo8128.bsky.social•4 days ago

I can give an actual count on how man times I have heard: I am intimidating, to vocal, to opinionated, aggressive and maybe to over educated. My response EVERY TIME: Sounds like a You Problem!

I am 51, I have heard this bull shit 682 times. I keep a fucking tally!🖕

tiltedview.bsky.social•4 days ago

What do the best run countries have in common - strong women in key positions.

j19-aw.bsky.social•4 days ago

How very Diplomatic. 😁😏
Wrexham Calling! 😇😉

pmzyox.bsky.social•4 days ago

Hillary Clinton was the most qualified person to ever run for president. She lost to the least qualified to ever run.

krokintoad.bsky.social•4 days ago

The absolute strongest people I know are women...if you don't believe it, say it to YOUR mother!

moongirlsusie.bsky.social•4 days ago

Here here! I can't tell you how many times in my life that MY WORK has carried an entire pool of hangers on.
I'm certainly not alone.
One of my lines about dating men:
I'm supposed to sit at your feet basking in the pearls of wisdom that drop from your mouth
When I out-think you when I fart?
No.