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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Shaun King: Police have finally arrested Dan Borden, the white supremacist ... [View all]politicat
(9,810 posts)It's not hyperbole to say that G-mr-g8 and the nastier corners of reddit are catching these jackwagons at an early age. They get resentful that they can't get dates (nevermind that they don't put any effort into it, don't even try) and think they're entitled to a relationship where they never have to do any work and can do whatever they want to someone who has no rights or ability to refuse. Once the MRAs have them, they add in racism and other forms of hate.
It's our version of radicalization. It plays on cultural tropes we have, as does all radicalization, but it often boils down to snowflake babies who are convinced their entitled to having their boners serviced and bawling because the world just isn't FAIR to their specific set of impulses.