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RobertEarl

(13,685 posts) Wed May 28, 2014, 01:50 PM May 2014

Let me tell you about Men [View all]

Since I are one.

Men are raised to be competitive. To be the winner. To do what ever it takes to be the 'King-of-the-Hill'. We treat each other sometimes as slaves. We lust to be heroes. We join armies.

This should come as no surprise to anyone. It has been this way for centuries. The only way to really change things is to begin with your son, your neighborhood, your friends.

It is too late for most men above the age of 30, they probably won't want to lose what they have won so far. They have followed their education and they are as Kings.

That's just the way it is.

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Let me tell you about Men [View all] RobertEarl May 2014 OP

heh. zappaman May 2014 #1

We fought the Revolutionary War for a reason ... we were tired of Kings. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #2

not really. we were tired of being ruled by what we came to feel was someone else's king. unblock May 2014 #4

OK, I stand corrected. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #11

Don't try to speak for men. Seriously, just don't tkmorris May 2014 #3

Just history RobertEarl May 2014 #7

There is opinion, and there is fact tkmorris May 2014 #19

Yes they are facts RobertEarl May 2014 #26

i too was raised to be competitive. to be a winner. hence, our head butting going on to be ruler seabeyond May 2014 #5

Hey, boys will be boys RobertEarl May 2014 #10

yes boys will be boys and let me tell you about the boys that i see, being boys. seabeyond May 2014 #18

and I always hated that statement.....boys will be boys, indeed. a kennedy May 2014 #24

Did you know that men are more affected by the Fukushima radiation? snooper2 May 2014 #6

They are not as Kings, privileged in ways others are not, yes, Whisp May 2014 #8

Yep RobertEarl May 2014 #15

... 1000words May 2014 #9

The Drumhead. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #47

Teach your children well. Iggo May 2014 #12

You just keep thinkin' Butch. That's what you're good at. Brother Buzz May 2014 #13

All of my life people (some of them women) have been telling me "You have to compete." bemildred May 2014 #14

I did it for a long time RobertEarl May 2014 #45

Oh I've been there, had minions, etc., it was hard to avoid if you want any control. bemildred May 2014 #49

Yes RobertEarl May 2014 #53

That is true of some men but "Men" as a whole? pshaw. uppityperson May 2014 #16

That's just the way it is. ... Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #17

Men are defined by our job and how well we do it. Promotions, raises and awards for how well we do flamin lib May 2014 #20

Good for you. RobertEarl May 2014 #41

Is this Nurture or Nature though? dilby May 2014 #21

i think competitiveness is a character. not a gender. nt seabeyond May 2014 #23

I digress I think it's ingrained in males and is an evolutionary trait. dilby May 2014 #25

so, ingrained in men and what a fake, false, made up, characteristic simply adopted by seabeyond May 2014 #32

What objective evidence leads you to conclude that this trait is ingrained in one sex... LanternWaste May 2014 #44

The thing about evolutionary traits is this: dawg May 2014 #48

Speak for yourself. GeorgeGist May 2014 #22

See? RobertEarl May 2014 #30

lol lol. you are funny. a bit of this is tongue in cheek. right? cause you made me giggle. and seabeyond May 2014 #33

No he didn't HERVEPA May 2014 #36

Every so often a DUer makes a post that reveals an awful lot about them (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #27

Speaking as a man... white_wolf May 2014 #28

Heh RobertEarl May 2014 #38

I Really , really really do not mean this Leme May 2014 #29

Also , Sidney Poitier sings about it in Lillies of The Feild Leme May 2014 #34

hey men !!! Leme May 2014 #37

ROFL. nt Cali_Democrat May 2014 #31

This should be a weekly column Union Scribe May 2014 #35

Women have been raising strong and sensitive sons for millennia Warpy May 2014 #39

I will advice women any way i want RobertEarl May 2014 #42

Uff da! nt MineralMan May 2014 #40

Meh. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #43

a study showed, higher testosterone, the more fair play a man was into.... isnt that the opposite of seabeyond May 2014 #46

DU is good for that, eh? RobertEarl May 2014 #50

I don't know. I've always been the sensitive, slacker type myself. dawg May 2014 #51

That is certainly an interesting take on things. Half-Century Man May 2014 #52

and i was gonna say.... hey half. have i ever told you how much i enjoy your posts... nt seabeyond May 2014 #54

Thank you. Half-Century Man May 2014 #56

It's partly capitalism RobertEarl May 2014 #55

says the guy who likes to "check out chicks since i am quite single and available." zappaman May 2014 #57

Chicks? MineralMan May 2014 #59

Yes, I do believe you are right! zappaman May 2014 #60

Jack Chick. Is there more than one, hence "chicks?" or MineralMan May 2014 #61

I know he had kids zappaman May 2014 #62

Ah. There you go. MineralMan May 2014 #63

Leave off the "n" in "Men" and what you say may be accurate. MineralMan May 2014 #58

I read in your profile ... GeorgeGist May 2014 #64

Balderdash and nonsense, in my opinion. Common Sense Party May 2014 #65

Heh. RobertEarl May 2014 #66

Nah, many inherit their wealth and the ones who create wealth are usually criminals randys1 May 2014 #67

Eh? RobertEarl May 2014 #68