Every year, International Women’s Day rolls around with the same tired, worn-out demands. Liberals, global elites, and their activist friends gather in cities across the world, repeating calls for equal pay, so-called “reproductive rights,” and more power in boardrooms—pretending they’re fighting some heroic battle. They pretend modern America is stuck in the 1950s, ignoring the hard-won freedoms, protections, and opportunities that women already enjoy—especially in this country.
Let’s call this celebration what it really is: a virtue-signaling festival. So-called empowerment events demand more government power to enforce equality but never mention personal responsibility or the unique strengths women already bring to society. Instead, it’s always about more handouts, more quotas, and more bureaucracy. It’s the same old leftist script. Blame the “system” whenever you don’t get your way.
Reproductive rights? That’s code for abortion on demand, paid for by your tax dollars whether you like it or not. The left likes to pretend they stand for women’s health, but when you peel away the slogans, you get a relentless push for fewer restrictions and a total disregard for innocent life. The American family—and common sense—are always thrown under the bus in the name of “progress.”
And let’s not forget the hypocrisy. These activists never celebrate the millions of women building businesses, raising children, serving in the military, or defending conservative values. Those women are erased because they don’t fit the liberal narrative. Apparently, real empowerment only counts if you toe the left’s political line. That’s not justice or equality. That’s old-fashioned political control with a new feminist label slapped on it.
Maybe it’s time to stop and ask: does copying tired globalist protests actually help the women who need it most, or does it just make woke elites feel better about themselves? If the left really cared about women, they’d champion real opportunity, real choice, and the American values that have allowed women to thrive. Instead, they’re too busy shouting on street corners—hoping no one notices that their “progress” looks a lot like failure.
Source: Washington Times
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