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usonian

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8. It's weak men projecting their weakness onto others.

Reply to Stargazer99 (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 12:26 PM

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If they had any fiber of being, it would show in compassion, generosity and kindness.

That’s how I brought up my child and I am infinitely happy with the result.

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Why does the culture tolerate abusive males? [View all] Stargazer99 Friday OP

Because it's the abusive males who are in power. Ocelot II Friday #1

A cruel God makes a cruel man. Thomas Paine Ping Tung Friday #2

While I would like to believe bad cultural behavior has some permanent fix, I think it's just a continual battle we RoeVWade Friday #3

You lost me at "teach women" leftstreet Friday #4

+1 nt berniesandersmittens Friday #5

Teach not in the sense that women are not smart and need instruction but in the sense of becoming aware of patterns that Stargazer99 Friday #12

Goes all the way back to the very beginning NewHendoLib Friday #6

Because it has for thousands of years SocialDemocrat61 Friday #7

It's weak men projecting their weakness onto others. usonian Friday #8

How right you are! Stargazer99 Friday #13

Broadly speaking, there is an imbalance of power snot Friday #9

Patriarchy. This sort of messaging is everywhere. Oneironaut Friday #10

We're not civilized. justaprogressive Friday #11