It seems that when her character pointed out that by then women had the vote in Russia and not the US, she failed to add that their was only 1 party to vote for in Russia, everybody lived in a communist state. At least when women did get the vote in the US they a choice of candidates offering different things and not a choice between who is the better puppet of the communist party.
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As George Carlin said, "Russia is a horrible dictatorship because there, you only have one candidate to vote for. America is a great democracy because here, we get to choose between two."
shareIt's a bit hard to follow the time line, but it appears that she gave her testimony in 1919. She was then thrilled by what she saw in Russia--she plainly believed the revolution was bringing democracy, with the emancipation of women as a major part. The movie depicts Emma Goldman's disillusionment with the Soviet Union to show that things didn't turn out there as they had hoped.
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