• Veraticus@lib.lgbtM
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    1 year ago

    They were always actively fighting against any sensible cause though. Ignoring them won’t change that at all.

    Also we definitely don’t need these people. We won 2020 and 2022 without them.

    If our collectively ignoring them results in bad outcomes, that is their responsibility, not ours. They are fully-functioning adults and if they want to be taken seriously they must start acting like it. Because I (and I think most Americans) are done being threatened or cajoled by brittle men who think their opinions matter when, both practically and ideologically, they actually don’t.

    No more think pieces about why Americans in rural towns are being left behind. If they can’t figure out that they’re leaving themselves behind, at this point, that is entirely on them.

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      1 year ago

      That’s a really disappointing viewpoint to have. These are people, and while a lot of the existing ones who have already fallen for the alt-right rhetoric may be too far gone, we should still take steps to make sure more young men don’t also fall into that trap. Which includes being more supportive and inclusive regarding men’s issues.

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        1 year ago

        Being a person does not necessarily make one worthy of being pandered to. If it did, why are they not dismissing all their political concerns to pander to mine? Why must I stop what I’m doing to cater to them instead of vice versa?

        No; this is halfway. Let them come if they want. If not, politics and progress will continue without them.

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          1 year ago

          I’m sorry but is giving a shit about other people a political concern? Jesus Christ that’s a hot take. Good luck with that

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              1 year ago

              I would but it’s mainly children we’re talking about preventing from going down the cis male -> alt-right pipeline here. Not random chucklefucks on Twitter