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GreenStormCloud

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5. Preaching to the choir.

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2013, 02:57 PM

Mar 2013

He is right, but the men who need to listen to him are precisely the ones who are listening to their inner ape. Chimpanzee males are brutal to females, and we are descended from and very closely related to chimps. Male violence against women is common to all cultures, and worse in some. Males have to be taught to be peaceful as their natural inclination is towards violence. Yes, I am male. I had to be taught the right way to treat women. Thankfully, I was taught.

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Violence Against Women Is a Choice Men Make: 4 Ways to Make the Right One [View all] redqueen Mar 2013 OP

good for Patrick Stewart. Scout Mar 2013 #1

i like to hear this redq, thank you. a positive. excellent . nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #2

Thanks for posting this! lunatica Mar 2013 #3

wow, what a great initiative... some great suggestions for men here: bettyellen Mar 2013 #4

Preaching to the choir. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #5

Thanks for posting. I am on board. nm rhett o rick Mar 2013 #6

I made that promise many years ago, MineralMan Mar 2013 #7

great cause NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #8

Thank you for this post. What an admirable man. smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #9