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Simon Paynton wrote:
But the patriarchy isn’t voted in. It’s actually a fundamental orientation of males, given the male-female reproductive differences where the male gives up millions of cheap sperm while the female carries a few costly babies. So, the male reproduces by finding as many females as possible, and the female by finding as much res…

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FYI – I posted an article in this week’s Long Reads about patriarchy.

Belle Rose wrote:
My biological Mom died today 😢

So sorry. Staying active and interested is always the best way to keep from going off the rails.

Simon Paynton wrote:
@unseen – you seem to be thrashing around somewhat in your efforts to say that patriarchy doesn’t exist, or that women like being oppressed, or something.

“…or something.” So, you admit at the start that you are arguing strenuously against something you don’t really understand.

The patriarchy we have, such as it is, is thr…[Read more]

Abbott might be Trump’s VP nomination too!

It reminds me of the story of two wolves:

The story of the two wolves
An old Cherokee Indian chief was teaching his grandson about life.

He said, “A fight is going on inside me,” he told the young boy, “a fight between two wolves.

The Dark one is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment,…[Read more]

“What can I do to think more skeptically?”

Adopt some basic principles of critical thinking:

Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence. This principle was proposed by David Hume and popularized by Carl Sagan. We probably wouldn’t request evidence if someone boasts of having a 2020 penny in their pocket—but we likely would if they c…[Read more]

Have a great week!

@Simon that graph is interesting, where is it from?

@The Enco

Thank you but honestly I really mean what I said and in an empowering way. I’m a warrior now and I honestly wouldn’t have it any other way.

My biological Mom died today 😢

But I’m SO grateful that I knew her and knew the story of where I came from. People take that for granted. And I am who I am because of her probably more than anyon…[Read more]

Davis wrote:
You are indirectly victim blaming. Zheesh. We get ride of crime by stopping criminals and not enabling them. Again, people can do everything any other reasonable person would, and still be a victim. Your attitude simply enables things to go on the way they always have and makes it hard to change things.

Blame? You blame someone for…[Read more]

You are indirectly victim blaming. Your entire commentary has been almost entirely about the victims and what they should do with little at all about rapists/predators and what they shouldn’t do (and how we can help stop them). We get rid of crime by stopping criminals and not enabling them. Again, people can do everything any other reasonable…[Read more]

You are indirectly victim blaming. Zheesh. We get ride of crime by stopping criminals and not enabling them. Again, people can do everything any other reasonable person would, and still be a victim. Your attitude simply enables things to go on the way they always have and makes it hard to change things.

Simon Paynton wrote:
Because men hold onto their power by force, and by more insidious, manipulative means.  Women go along with it because they’ve been told it’s right / don’t want to be slut-shamed etc.

So, men are engaged in a sinister conspiracy, fearful of out of control women (I guess). Meanwhile, you depict women in a way that almost…[Read more]

Simon Paynton wrote:
All the women I know have been raped and/or spiked and/or had domestic violence.  None of the men have, although a couple were abused as children.

I reiterate that either your choice of circles you move in is pretty poor or you’re the butt of a cosmic randomness joke.

Thinking back, I only know of three women who I know…[Read more]

I’ve learned the best way is to give out the “Don’t fuck with me vibe.” I keep everyone at a distance now I don’t trust anyone. I’ve also learned that there is no such thing as any sort of “real criminal justice.” The only thing you can count on is you to protect you. You have to be a warrior in this world. Safety is an illusion and a lie. Ther…[Read more]