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rrneck

(17,671 posts)
4. I can get behind some of these more than others.
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 12:58 PM
Apr 2014

One of the more important political problems we face in this country is the confusion of culture war advocacy and economic parity. I think it divides us unnecessarily and opens the electorate to ideological profiteering. So, in the case of an Office of Men's Health a well designed health care system that properly serves everyone regardless of who they are would serve as a much more worthy and unifying objective than the creation of a federal agency designed to advocate for any particular group.

The same would hold true for any initiative that seeks to protect the rights of workers whether they are male or female. If too many H1B visas are being issued, properly regulating that process would benefit both male and female engineers, even though most engineers are probably male.

If there is a disparity that is directly associated with gender, as in the case of civil court and educational issues, then we can direct resources for the solution of those problems. Of course the solutions to those problems may conflict with current ideologies regarding gender that may have become entrenched and significantly less effective since their inception.

When it comes to draft registration I would like to see it expanded to everyone rather than eliminated. And I wouldn't mind a bit if some sort of national service were instituted. I think it would be a fine idea if a college education were offered free of charge in exchange for two years of national service.

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It's a weird thing Inkfreak Apr 2014 #1
Given the alternatives, I prefer dealing with the consequences of telling the truth. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #2
I enjoy your posts. Always read em. Inkfreak Apr 2014 #3
Thanks lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #7
i don't think your post was good at all CreekDog Apr 2014 #12
You don't have to screw over every other goup in the country to court the white male vote. nt rrneck Apr 2014 #16
Hear hear. nt rrneck Apr 2014 #5
Agreed. And one issue to lose: Gun control. Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #39
I can get behind some of these more than others. rrneck Apr 2014 #4
This is primarily a political manifesto, not a policy one. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #6
Not sure of the institutional response, but you are right Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #40
I'm not so sure. westerebus Apr 2014 #8
The unspoken presumption here is that men are not motivated by self interest. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #9
It is strange. westerebus Apr 2014 #10
black men haven't left the Democratic party at all, what are you talking about? CreekDog Apr 2014 #11
Actually the disparity is greater for those groups Major Nikon Apr 2014 #13
so what CreekDog Apr 2014 #14
You seem to think it's a zero sum game Major Nikon Apr 2014 #15
you're changing the subject, if you're not going to stick with the point you made CreekDog Apr 2014 #17
Turning a thread about male voters into a thread about minority voters isn't changing the subject? Major Nikon Apr 2014 #18
you'd rather just talk about white voters? CreekDog Apr 2014 #19
I'd rather talk about male voters Major Nikon Apr 2014 #23
Consciously conceding the votes of the majority of voters is bad strategy. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #24
then why are you doing it? CreekDog Apr 2014 #26
I'm doing no such thing. Period. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #27
What do you think happens to the created White House offices Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #20
All the more reason that Republicans should not win. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #21
so you'd support creation of an office of women and girls? CreekDog Apr 2014 #22
I don't have to support it, it's already there. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #28
so you don't support it, but you want one for men and boys created anyway CreekDog Apr 2014 #30
I wouldn't fully support either without the other. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #32
Granted. Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #25
The next Republican president won't eliminate the office of women and girls. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #29
That's fair Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #31
And I'd like to add that if a Republican does come along next year and screw it up... lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #33
There may never be another Republican president Major Nikon Apr 2014 #34
the majority of voters are women CreekDog Apr 2014 #35
Married women vote like their husbands. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #36
you're saying that when your wife chooses a candidate you don't just go along with that? CreekDog Apr 2014 #37
51% of married women voted for Romney. 61% of single women voted for Obama. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #38
Jobs, jobs, jobs, reforming immigration laws and jobs. bettyellen May 2014 #41
Number two is just so spot-on. No place is more discriminatory than the typical family court. n/t Darkhawk32 May 2014 #42
Thanks. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #43
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