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Sky Jewels

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4. Male insecurity is historically the cause of most trouble in this world.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 10:33 AM

Apr 2024

It has caused untold wars and is also the driving force behind the stupid and misogynistic Big Three Middle Eastern-originated monotheisms, which feature only male magical beings as the primary characters, particularly Yahweh/God/Allah, the cruel asshole grand poohbah sky wizard who is toxic masculinity personified. Men were so insecure that they had to make up these idiotic myths to reinforce that only males could be powerful, omnipotent magical beings who rule the entire universe. Women have been paying the price for century after century.

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Young people: increasingly diverging politically, women becoming more liberal, men move towards more conservative views [View all] Celerity Apr 2024 OP

Incel fever wonders why they're alone bucolic_frolic Apr 2024 #1

Many young men Diamond_Dog Apr 2024 #2

So many horror stories of DV and divorce--why would these women NOT consider having children on their own? hlthe2b Apr 2024 #9

Gosh.......................... Lovie777 Apr 2024 #3

Male insecurity is historically the cause of most trouble in this world. Sky Jewels Apr 2024 #4

I reject the blanket characterization of the headline, at least for young voters in the US Fiendish Thingy Apr 2024 #5

2022 exit polls (and this was post Roe v Wade being overturned) Celerity Apr 2024 #8

Here is the data without gender segregation: Fiendish Thingy Apr 2024 #10

but the point is there IS a gender-based divergence manifesting itself, in the 20 nations surveyed, the US included Celerity Apr 2024 #12

But that breakdown is at odds with the non-gender-segregated data Fiendish Thingy Apr 2024 #13

The divergence is clearly there, we can ague to what exact level, but it is stark. Celerity Apr 2024 #15

Is it significant enough that Dems shouldn't target young men for GOTV? Fiendish Thingy Apr 2024 #16

non sequitur Celerity Apr 2024 #17

Then what is the significance? Fiendish Thingy Apr 2024 #18

the point is we have work to do Celerity Apr 2024 #20

oooo jcgoldie Apr 2024 #6

An inevitable result of tribalistic identitarian politics Sympthsical Apr 2024 #7

So equity and inclusion have limits? angrychair Apr 2024 #11

People are getting crazier bc they're more isolated. Oneironaut Apr 2024 #14

That's a strange trend. Elessar Zappa Apr 2024 #19

European definitions of liberal and conservative radius777 Apr 2024 #21