TLK Valentine
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They are different, for the reasons I mentioned in my reply to the other poster.
One was a case for a group of citizens to rightfully have their voice heard and have a say in their government.
The other is an attempt by a political faction to "pad their stats" so to speak.
You say "citizens"; I say "people."
And the motivations were entirely the same.
Right, but this isn't that time...and as noted, the motivations were different as were the dynamics.
The historical situation you're describing involves a group fighting for their right to have their voice heard.
This involves a political faction (that already has quite a bit of stroke) trying to bolster their own influence.
Sorry, but the Republicans were supporters of Woman's suffrage (and the Democrats were split on it) for partisan reasons. Your analysis is mistaken.
To make it an adequate comparison, this would be like if during that historical period, a group said "hey, we know women are typically in line with ideologically, so let's try to get the law changed so they can vote and help us beat our rivals"
But that wasn't the core of the women's suffrage movement.
But it was the core of the Republican support for it.
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