Mujica cuestionó al feminismo y recibió críticas desde el FA

Several leaders of the Broad Front (FA) questioned José Mujica over the weekend. In an article in the weekly Voces, among other things, he considered feminism to be quite useless and counterproductive. According to Mujica, the "rights agenda" is a product of "human stupidity." He maintained that machismo "is a fact" and "the equal rights agenda is unquestionable." But he added: "Stridence also ends up screwing up the women's cause because it creates a complaining antipode, which arouses the reactionary nature of society itself, which is there, and that's where the Maninis and the others come out," he stated. In another section of the article, Mujica was highly critical of Senator Constanza Moreira for her stances regarding the military and politics: "I know there are sons of bitches who were coup plotters, but there are also other kinds of military men. Those who achieved the independence of the Americas were all soldiers. What a pain!" And we have the case of Chávez. I have friends from my time in prison. Soldiers, soldiers, way down the line. Retired. You can't have that system. It's terrible. I saw this one who came out now... – That's your brainchild. You created her. – Tell me something, don't you have to respect the university? What do you think of a professor of political science? More stupid than that for politics, hard to find. And the university looks like shit. – That's true. She's a political scientist, but not a politician. – She never understood anything. I don't know what the hell she learned. The former president's statements were also debated at the National Plenary held by the FA on Saturday. Speaking, former Senator Alberto Couriel said that Mujica is an "important figure" for the FA, but "he's also a human being who makes mistakes." "One of them is explaining that feminism is responsible for the creation of a military party." The left has always spoken out for equality; gender equity is at the heart of it. "The March 8th mobilizations are unique," said the former senator. The Monday Tertulia with Pablo Carrasco, Manuel Laguarda, Margarita Machado, and Christian Mirza. SEE THIS CONTENT ON enperspectiva.net Ideas, debate, and trends, now on Radiomundo 1170 AM