“Women are every bit as smart as men, in some ways smarter.”
Which in no way indicates that they belong in politics.
“It’s about common sense.”
You haven’t thought it through.
“Sad to see that anyone in 2014 still views life as if it were the Middle Ages.”
People haven’t changed an iota for tens of thousands of years, much less since the Middle Ages. Things that were true of human nature then are still true today.
What does human nature have to do with the notion that women don’t belong in politics?