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In reply to the discussion: Why the Men's Rights Movement Is Garbage [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)Although there were exceptions, in general, WASP males in this country controlled everything and oppressed everyone, women of all hues, First Nations, African Americans, immigrants, Jews, the poor--everyone but their own well off WASP male group. Even Paul Revere's father felt compelled to changed his name in an attempt to mask his French origins.
Over time, their views became associated with the Republican Party. It was from Republicans that I first heard about the poor oppressed WASP male.
I don't believe the origins of the male rights movement was a collective cri de coeur, as with the other rights movements in this country. I believe it was a calculated and disingenuous effort by the right to pander to what they perceive their base to be, and perhaps even to draw in other men.
Do some who oppose measures to shore up our deteriorating environment really believe the bs the right hands them? Yes, some do. But I think most of them know it's bs. Same with the male rights movement.
Do some who oppose measures to shore up our deteriorating environment know full well that they are repeated bs handed down to them from party leaders for the wrong reasons ? Yes, some do. Same with the male rights movement.
When a majority of both houses of Congress, the Supreme Court and state houses across the nation finally do represent the actual populaton of this country, things will begin to approach fair. When women control 100% of those bodies for centuries, as men did, it will be time for an authentic male rights movement.