Same Propaganda again and again without Reading anything just to justify burning Manusmriti which is one of the most progressive text of it's time.

The Verses mentioned here are same few verses which are repeated again and again without context.

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First Manusmriti 2.213 and 2.214 -

The Context is of Brahmcharya, this teaching is for Brahmacharis mainly.

What it means is that -
स्वभाव एष नारीणां नराणामिह दूषणम् 

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It is natural for Men to have feelings towards women, that's Biological. However these feelings are not good for Brahmacharis(~Celibates) that's why word दूषणम् is used.

So Brahmacharis should remain careful when they are around women

Point to noted that ...
Manu is not preaching women here, he is not asking them to restrict themselves, he is asking men to be careful around women.

Acharya Medhatithi compares it with Magnet and Iron, Just magnet attracting to iron is natural these feelings are natural.
So Magnet attracting Iron has no fault of Magnet at all similarly there is no fault of women and it's natural.

How can this be even remotely misogynistic?

The only way one can find misogyny here is reading this after closing their eyes
Next Manusmriti 9.2-3 is about Protection and not control the word used is रक्षति which itself means Protects or takes care

Read it with context of Manusmriti 9.10 which says this protection cannot be forceful
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To be noted that Manusmriti was written in a time when there was no law and order across the world, Dasyus used to kidnap and carry away women hence the protection was necessary and that's why Manu said that women must be protected, it's about protecting rights of women
9.416 first of all Dāsa means Servant NOT slave, there was no slavery in ancient India.

This verse is saying that Dependants don't have right in property of those who are earning, however Women used to have their own separate property called Stridhana

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This stridhana was not small it included large properties such as vehicles(chariots, carts etc) and nobody could use her property without her permission
Saying Women were not allowed to "Pray" or perform religious rites is a Joke, Manu in MS 9.28 says that Religious acts are for women

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Highest level of Stupidity to think that Killing a women or a Kshatriya is a minor offence where king himself was a Kshatriya.

Manu divided crimes into two categories उपपातक and महापातक it do not mean it won't be punished
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Do yr spiritual practice. Even when you don't feel like it.

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Prayer. Meditation. But also: making art. Walks in nature. Going running, for some people. I wrote a whole entire book on parenting as a spiritual practice. Intention matters.

You don’t have to be religious to have one.

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