And then there were men who were violently afraid of losing to a woman, the scariest men in the world. They become dictators, heads of state, bureaucrats, men with deadly weapons, they were everywhere. Sometimes she could pick one out with a look, but they were often charming, they had to have the power to attract in order to dominate. Haven Kimmel
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At the beginning of the 20th century, the ideas of many women were threatening the world around them. They were threatening to change the way in which men viewed themselves. Many men were extremely afraid of losing power to women. The fear was so great that they reacted violently.

They became dictators, heads of state, bureaucrats, men with deadly weapons, they were everywhere. Sometimes she could pick one out with a look, but they were often charming, they had to have the power to attract in order to dominate.

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