_-_010_-_ Archive

Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)
0	men ARE the problem	Feminism	_-_010_-_	/r/MensRights	16/04/25 11:13 PM

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37	How Collective Shaming Normalizes Misandry It's way worse. I can understand if someone has had many bad experience with men that they might think it's "all men", but saying it's "not all men, but always a man" is claiming that a woman could never do this and logically anyone who was victimized by a woman doing that thing must be a liar.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	01/07/26 11:45 AM
10	Men 17-45 are now not allowed to leave Germany for more than 3 months without military's permission Report by German state media	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	04/04/26 07:19 PM
0	Men 17-45 are now not allowed to leave Germany for more than 3 months without military's permission Where did I say Russia is anti-imperialist? Where did I say "support Russia"? Where did I say the US controls Russia?	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	04/04/26 06:11 AM
9	Men 17-45 are now not allowed to leave Germany for more than 3 months without military's permission Ukraine is running out of men to throw in the meat grinder, and the US would like to keep Russia tied up in that proxy war to limit their ability to support other countries trying to defend themselves from US imperialism, so they ordered Germany to convert to wartime economy. German politicians might sell it as the US being an "unreliable ally, so we must defend ourselves from Putin", but Putin is a threat to the US, not Germany. Germany is doing exactly what Trump demanded when he claimed Europ…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	04/04/26 02:11 AM
1	Did We Fall Into A Trap? But Capitalism is why people are suffering. We're not limited by what we can produce anymore. When people starve, it's not because we can't grow enough food. When people are homeless, it's not because we can't build houses. When people lack healthcare or education, it's not because they are impossible to provide. Those problems are all solvable. It's just not profitable. That's why they're not getting solved. When you get to the bottom of it, Capitalism is why people are suffering.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	14/03/26 08:27 AM
5	What are the main arguments against patriarchy theory from a Marxist perspective? Communism is the end goal. It's a utopia and as such it is framed as morally right (although morally right for some future society that is more advanced than us, so they will have different morals than we do today). Marxism-(Leninism) is the philosophy on how to analyze the world in order to build Socialism and eventually Communism. All the historical references are meant as an example to show not only how history works, but also how you can study your own circumstances. Socialism is the process…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	10/12/25 09:50 PM
18	What are the main arguments against patriarchy theory from a Marxist perspective? On patriarchy, the Marxist perspective ought to be that feminists fundamentally misunderstand and misrepresent patriarchy. It is objectively true that most positions of formal power are filled with old men, in that sense we live in a patriarchy without a doubt. The problem starts with feminists reducing this incorrectly down to gender. Patriarchy literally means the rule of the father, not rule of males. Reducing it to gender serves those who want to paint all women as oppressed and all men as o…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	10/12/25 07:51 PM
-4	UN strategy for dealing with "digital violence" Is it? If we can have concepts like "psychological warfare", which doesn't diminish the terror of actual war, why is "digital violence" so absurd? Physical violence isn't the only form of violence to exist. You can torture someone without laying a hand on them. If you bully someone into committing suicide, is that not violence? I don't think "oh but I didn't hit him, so it's not violence" is a good defense	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	26/11/25 07:59 PM
3	As a feminist ... An example for what? It's using the modern version of toxic masculinity, that you said is an incorrect usage. And it's using that not to help men, but to push some kind of "feminist" masculinity onto men. And now it's not only trying to subsume misandry, but also transphobia. What's next, we need to do more for white women to address racism? You should consider calling yourself a women's rights advocate, to avoid being confused with someone using feminist in the egalitarian sense.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	20/09/25 02:45 AM
6	As a feminist ... Why do we care to argue about definitions? Because your definitions lead you astray. You argue that misogyny is responsible for the draft, so if we want to fight the draft, we have to fight misogyny. In your words, this provides a solution: to stop seeing women as weaker. Clearly, something is askew, because seeing women as strong does not save a single man from being sent to war. Somewhere, your definition or reasoning is broken. I am trying to say that if a feminist uses the feminist definitio…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	19/09/25 03:18 AM
5	As a feminist ... If you think labeling something misogyny means ignoring men's issues That's not what I said. I think you are ignoring men's issues. Labeling it misogyny is indicative of your ignorance, but it is not the problem itself. The problem is your explanation and conclusion, because those ignore men's issues and try to frame them as women's issues instead. Also what's your issue with performative men, I'm curious. What is toxic about it? Performance isn't inherently bad. I am saying there are men, who a…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	19/09/25 12:47 AM
6	As a feminist ... I would say that people individually can be misandrist but systematic misandry doesn't exist under a patriarchy. And you would be wrong. But in making this justification, they also say "oh, and women are so much more powerful than men so they should also go fight in wars, it's only right to protect the weak, innocent men" Now, the first thing I would question this narrative. So women are in power, yet they get forced to freeze to death in a ditch half across the world, and this means men are opp…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	19/09/25 12:33 AM
7	As a feminist ... I know the origins of the term, but this is not how it's used today. It's understood through the lens of women's complaints about men, not through the initial meaning of masculinities that hurt men. And yes, it is used in a patriarchal way, that's why it's never wielded against performative "feminist" men and instead against the men it's supposed to "help". You can dismiss any false usage as not real feminism, but I also don't think you're a real feminist, so that won't get us anywhere. Male exp…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	18/09/25 11:28 PM
7	As a feminist ... I'm saying this from a feminist perspective, so I hope you can take this constructively, even if it's written in a way to challenge you to do better. It's so strange coming to this sub as a left leaning feminist who also believes in men's rights thinking we'd agree on most points and realizing the conversation is so disconnected from what my views are What you're missing is that your approach is more important than individual points. Feminism is built on the experience of women with the goal of …	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	18/09/25 03:47 AM
4	On being gay and caring about men's issues I'm a bit late to the party, but I wanted to tell you that you're not alone in this feeling. I haven't heard this sentiment expressed from gay men before, but it doesn't really surprise me considering the homophobia from women and our general unwillingness to speak about it as a society. I see gay men being pushed out of the LGBTQ community in favor of cis women, and it affects all of us who are queer but don't identify as "women* ", so I'm happy to hear your perspective	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	04/08/25 12:07 AM
1	Different ways the penis is viewed I haven't seen it being said but I don't doubt it happens. Internalized transphobia and internalized misandry go hand in hand	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	19/07/25 02:40 PM
3	Different ways the penis is viewed These views exist, but they're not the one ways the penis is seen or can be seen. For a stark contrast, consider the meme of the "feminine penis". Most men don't want to think of their penis as feminine of course, they want to think of their penis as big, strong, masculine, but it is also a valid way the penis can be viewed, with all the associated ideas, including the subversion of the three ways you listed.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	18/07/25 08:18 PM
12	Different ways the penis is viewed I assume you didn't intend this to come across as trying to frame women as the primary victims of mens' issues, but by invoking patriarchy without adding anything to the conversation yourself, you leave us wondering what your intent behind this message was.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	18/07/25 08:03 PM
7	Different ways the penis is viewed I've never once seen this in L or T spaces. That's gross, I can't imagine what kind of trans person would want to be in such spaces where that is tolerated.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	18/07/25 07:57 PM
-1	Four Phrases That Are Hurting Men “Patriarchy Hurts Men, Too” Your explanation is unnecessarily verbose, and misses the mark. First, here's a shorter explanation why it's bad: Adding "too" at the end implies that men are not the only victims of patriarchy. It's an underhanded way to say that women are the victims of patriarchy, and men are "second-class victims", if even. It communicates "you too may benefit from Feminism, if you bend the knee". Why you're missing the mark: Saying "Patriarchy hurts men" is completely fine, and t…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	17/07/25 04:55 AM
3	Equal Conscription—a discussion we need more than ever Do we?	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	24/06/25 12:49 AM
1	Equal Conscription—a discussion we need more than ever Is there any evidence for this? To my knowledge, resistance to mandatory conscription is lower in countries where it's more equal. Is there any support for abolishing it in Sweden and Norway? It hasn't really stopped Israel from picking fights all over the region. I'm not convinced by this either. Maybe if you manage to make you perfectly equal, but that would face the same resistance you describe as "suicidal" to go against. Is it actually "good enough" though? It's not saving a single man.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	23/06/25 11:42 PM
2	Equal Conscription—a discussion we need more than ever Better to fight and not win than to only win reform that doesn't actually help men and only serves to hide the problem. Besides, conscription is a great topic to push leftist and feminist organizations on, as they already agree it should be opposed, but refuse to acknowledge the gendered reality of it.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	23/06/25 06:36 PM
6	Equal Conscription—a discussion we need more than ever The solution is not to have conscription for anyone.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	23/06/25 04:37 PM
3	Thoughts on this more nuanced definition of patriarchy? You're right to call out this sub for their lazy anti-feminism. You know most users didn't even bother to read your whole post, because otherwise someone would've complained about the lack of punctuation and paragraphs that make it extremely tedious to read. There is a tendency here to react immediately when they sniff liberal feminism, instead of trying to steelman the argument and trying to come up with the strongest position of our own. That being said, if the shoe fits... Yes, you've condemn…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	08/06/25 09:11 PM
1	men ARE the problem That is the problem, that people here are not basing their opinion on an understanding of the actual situation and her actual political stance, in context of the German politics, but on a single sentence that some random redditor translated for them to get outraged by. The original context is immigration. Everyone in German politics, from proudly male-hating Greens to supporters of fascism, was constantly talking about how the immigrant men are here to stab women and how the solution is to get r…	/r/MensRights	17/04/25 01:51 PM
1	men ARE the problem You left me 6 different comments with complaints about my post, the most substantial criticism being that I used the term "white" too often. Can you leave a seventh comment, in which you address the core of my arguments, or provide any argument why I'm wrong to charge this sub with not caring about men who are immigrants? So far all I'm getting is that I triggered some people by pointing out the blind spots in this sub's perception of misandry. Without someone explaining why my thinking is wrong…	/r/MensRights	17/04/25 01:08 PM
1	men ARE the problem What she's doing is removing the racism from the racist misandry used by all other parties and the media. Where is the outcry against the misandry used against immigrant men? Considering no one here or in the original thread was willing to denounce the racist, misandrist rhetoric against immigrants, we can deem all comments a defense of anti-male hate speech, right? Even if you're unaware or ignore that Heidi Reichinnek is not proposing any anti-male legistlation, she is not saying anything that…	/r/MensRights	17/04/25 12:59 PM
1	men ARE the problem She doesn't believe immigration has no bearing on women's safety. She's taking an internationalist view. Deporting women to Afghanistan does not keep women safe. Deporting (potential) rapists does not keep women safe, it trades the safety of German women for the safety of women in Syria or elsewhere. The majority of this sub is not from Germany, so why does everyone care about protecting German women over others? It's an entirely consistent view to say that we should deal with criminal immigrant…	/r/MensRights	17/04/25 12:36 PM
1	men ARE the problem I'm not shifting the discussion to immigration. The topic is immigration. She is talking about immigration, responding to the racist misandry of all other parties. By stripping the racism from the racist misandry, she is exposing the misandry, which allowed OOP to shift the discussion away from immigration. Without the context of immigration, it is not fair criticism, it's trying to smear the most pro-male party in current German politics, because it happens to be a left-wing (socialist) party. …	/r/MensRights	17/04/25 12:20 PM
-7	men ARE the problem It's a post on racism. Do you really think it's evidence of anti-white rhetoric that I use the word "white"? It's not a slur. I didn't say white men aren't as reported in crimes, I'm saying that in the lead-up to the election, the media was disproportionately reporting on violence done by immigrant men and framing it in a way that benefited the extreme right.	/r/MensRights	16/04/25 11:32 PM
-11	men ARE the problem One does not remove pressure off immigrants by stating that over half the planet is responsible for criminal deviance. correct. You're defending hate speech that will end with dead men. What she said was dumb and strategically bad, but how will what she said result in dead men? This blind mania for deportations will result in dead men, pretty directly. That's what I'm speaking out against, not to defend hate speech	/r/MensRights	16/04/25 11:24 PM
7	Are you Men’s Rights or Men’s Liberation? No, I see that. And I agree. Nowhere did I say that MensRight sees Feminism as (good but) insufficient. I said that MensRight sees a need a break from Feminism, and that is because Feminism is doing harm to men.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	21/12/24 05:49 AM
5	Are you Men’s Rights or Men’s Liberation? I don't agree with your description of those groups. Most of Men's Rights sees gender roles as a prison for men, even if many see positive aspects in (traditional masculinity as well). MensLib also has plenty of gendered expectations that they are happy to (see) coerce(d) onto men. The main difference between those groups is that MensLib thinks that men's problem is limited to "gendered expectations" (stemming from patriarchy) and that it's sufficient to address Men's issues from within mainstre…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	21/12/24 04:53 AM
26	Why you guys are painting all feminists and women who hate men as same group of people? TERFs and SWERFs and Supremacists etc are toxic and misandrist and represent the worst that gets put under the feminist label. That doesn't mean that all the other people calling themselves feminist are good feminists. Usually they are just as toxic and misandrist with the only difference that they put on a nice face. They don't say "we hate men", but they say "the patriarchy hurts men too". They don't say "all men are rapists" and many don't even say "men can't be raped", but they still say "we…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	12/10/24 06:24 PM
7	Should we move from the MRA lavel? "what right do men don't have that women have?" Good. That's exactly the response we want to get. MIA is easier to dismiss. "men's issues? men ARE the issue". Or men's issues = patriarchy gaslighting. Or insinuating we're advocating on behalf of the issues against men. Really, when you want to smear us there's no limit, you can be creative and make up whatever suits you. The big benefit of MR over MI is that MR makes clear that we're for actual change and not menslib-shit. Being less polarizing …	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	15/07/24 11:12 PM
2	"The Will To Change" - a couple of thoughts I agree in wishing to see a fair, unbiased dissection here, but I'm not the right person for that for several reasons. But even if people here approached it in an unbiased way and looked past the issues with "patriarchy", the review would end up quite negative. In short, she represents the b) reality as conceived by women "good feminists" and not c) reality as conceived by men. And I use "good feminist" in the way that people nowadays use "nice guy". Fifthly is the important point. I can forgive…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	15/07/24 02:21 AM
1	Impacts of feminism on your life - scale, consequences and resilience Nation: Liberal Feminists have complete control over the "mainstream left" and they're more concerned about pandering to privileged white women than anything else. They're running out of problems they can solve for women, but they're more concerned about blocking a successful left than they are about making progress anyway. Community: I've never really belonged to any community. I try, and I can integrate into groups, but I always feel estranged or alienated. There's a lot to this that I'm still…	/r/MensRights	14/07/24 03:38 AM
3	Am I in the wrong here? Step out of the culture war for a moment with me. What do you believe in? What should we change to make society a better place for everyone? You're in the wrong because in your post you make no mention of any of that. If you pick a side based on how the way people talk makes you feel, then you're picking the wrong side either way. Everything you say can be turned around to argue why men's rights rule, feminists drool. You're just dismissing men because you don't understand where they're coming f…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	19/06/24 11:33 PM
12	I (27, MtF) am doing a video about MRAs and males advocate and I need Do you want women to have the same work’s conditions that affects men ? No. I think that when men die at their jobs (or otherwise), we should care as much as if a woman died in the same circumstance. Or do you consider it as a fight against workplace’s bad conditions in general (not specifically gendered) ? No, it is specifically gendered. The (relatively fewer) women working dangerous jobs ought to be included, but not be given princess treatment. Do you include socialism in your political view…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	15/09/23 02:39 PM
1	Looking for your perspective: Crafting interview questions for a qualitative dissertation about young men's relationship with masculinity and its impact on their mental health help-seeking I understand your intentions, and I believe them to be honorable. To be clear, I did not intend to suggest any malice in the Burn and Ward study. I think it's completely reasonable to think that they themselves believed they were doing something positive. To me, the biggest problem with that study is not that the researchers were biased, incompetent or lacked scientific rigor. It's not the horribly warped idea of masculinity they used as basis for their study. My biggest problem is the question …	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	23/10/22 03:29 AM
6	Looking for your perspective: Crafting interview questions for a qualitative dissertation about young men's relationship with masculinity and its impact on their mental health help-seeking First of all I appreciate that you're posting here in order to hear another perspective. I'm not in your target group either, but would like to respond. I would highly appreciate your perspective about what kinds of questions may get to the roots of your experiences and beliefs surrounding masculinity and mental health help-seeking. I have some strong opinions about mental health "help" for men, but for me it doesn't have much to do with my masculinity. But how masculinity gets talked about in t…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	13/09/22 10:54 PM
24	Men’s makeup and the pink tax The pink tax is a well-known principle from economics (price segmentation) turned into egocentric whining about being charged a few cent extra for having special wishes. That's all there is to it. There's only one case (that I know) where price segmentation is actually gender discriminatory, and that's clubs charging men more than women. If you ask me, it's a bit silly that the price of the products we buy has nothing to do with the manufacturing cost, but if we accept that then there's nothing …	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	09/04/22 01:56 AM
8	In your opinion, what would productive, male-inclusive feminism look like? Do I think it could exist? No. But I have a relatively clear vision of what it would look like. Feedback appreciated. Firstly, it needs to understand that it's men, and only men, who can really say what the lived experience of men is. It is men who decide what men's issues are and how and if it fits into a feminist framework. Male-inclusive feminism would listen to men before trying to "educate" them. It understands that men's rejection of feminism has been the failure of feminism, not the failu…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	22/01/22 10:24 PM
3	Is this sub right for me? Real "men's sub" like LMWA and mensrights, not "real men's" sub. There's a lot of bad things to say about menslib, but being there as a man doesn't make one less of a man. a sub that would discuss men's issues without being anti-feminist. Menslib fits the bill. They're not anti-feminist. They are "feminist". But there's certainly different opinions to what extend they discuss men's issues... And I'm not sure discarding "real man" discourse is high on our priority list. It's stupid of course, but…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	22/01/22 07:06 PM
2	For a subreddit with so many open socialists, I still cannot fucking BELIEVE that MensLib explicitly bans discussion of "paper abortion" 2.Socialists viewing any kind of work as renting your body out for n hours a week Only wage labor. But yes, socialists should support it.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	06/11/21 12:08 AM
-4	Dear Menslib - we tried to tell you. There's no deception involved there though. It's clearly and effectively communicated that feminism seeks to benefit those women. That is truthful and good propaganda. The only lie involved is that "feminism benefits men too", which is terrible propaganda and utterly ineffective at convincing the average man.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	20/09/21 01:23 AM
-4	Dear Menslib - we tried to tell you. Is it though? Powerful, yes, but popular?	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	19/09/21 11:13 PM
-7	Dear Menslib - we tried to tell you. That's... not how propaganda works. Lies are often uncovered, even if they were diluted with truth. It's an ineffective approach to propaganda. In the same way, telling lies (or "half lies") about your product is bad advertising. For good advertising, you want to instead find the people who would genuinely want your product, and communicate to them truthfully about what you have to offer. You don't have to lie unless your product sucks and you have no intention to improve it...	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	19/09/21 10:25 PM
6	Dear Menslib - we tried to tell you. up/downvote based on contribution to the conversation, not on personal agreement.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	19/09/21 09:55 PM
1	Any Thoughts About This? a small group of men have power the rest are shit on systematically by them and women. That's literally what patriarchy means. That's what radical feminists mean when they say patriarchy is an undeniable fact. Sadly feminism has gone without serious challenge for so long that they spend all their time in the bailey, but what you said is supposed to be their motte.	/r/MensRights	09/09/21 04:39 AM
50	“We need more male mental health professionals” is something I’ve been told and “men should be more willing to go to therapy”. Is something else. This is an excerpt from an introduction textbook in my grad program. I wonder why men aren’t going to therapy Edit: I googled the author, turns out it’s a male. I think that perfectly illustrates the problem with "then go to a male therapist". By requiring a lot of schooling to get into the field, we keep anyone without a good amount of privilege out. And those who succeed, but are in touch with and remain loyal to their brothers face the additional obstacle of having to go along with nonsense like this. Stay strong, and choose your battles wisely. Getting through and actually helping men is infinitely …	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	09/09/21 04:23 AM
22	Is the reason for the tabooness of single men simply due to them not filling the provider role? The female equivalent of the provider role is the mother role. Ask a childless woman over 30 if you want to know society's view on single women. For men, I think you're correct that the provider role plays a part, but I don't think it's the full picture. For example hyperagency contributes as well: Anything a man has or doesn't have is seen as his earned achievement/failure. Single men must therefore have given women a good reason not to date them, therefore they also deserve our contempt. Not t…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	27/08/21 01:40 PM
7	Autogynephilia, "Transmaxxing" and Chris-chan Are men transitioning to escape male gender roles? it sound like you're saying femboys and traps are trans, which isn't accurate. They're cis Trans men can be femboys as well, gender identity and gender expression are separete things. Otherwise I agree.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	21/08/21 01:54 AM
-5	Autogynephilia, "Transmaxxing" and Chris-chan Are men transitioning to escape male gender roles? This is a bad theory and really transphobic. I'm kind of alarmed to see you posting something like this to be honest. It's some weird variation of "trans women are just perverted men trying to invade women's spaces". I agree with the reports, this shouldn't be here. It doesn't even make much sense. Dating for trans people can be very hard. Thinking that trans women have it as easy as cis women in dating is very naive. If you want a theory on autogynephilia, I'd suggest the opposite. It's far mor…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	21/08/21 01:51 AM
2	Interesting page about male witches I was serious, and I believe your sarcasm to be overconfident. They acknowledge male witches on their own and support them as long as it's radfem, which this post is.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	19/08/21 02:25 PM
23	For the greater good arguments For the greater good arguments are not always selfish. Women can and do argue against women having careers and it's not just out of internalized self-hatred as self-identified feminists might have you believe. Instead, the important question is what we consider "the greater good" to be. In your example, the greater good is reducing economic inequality. But we also consider women being able to get an education to be a greater good in itself. That contradiction is why we don't ask women to make th…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	19/08/21 02:13 PM
14	Interesting page about male witches You should post this on r/witchesvspatriarchy. Looks like something they might enjoy, and would be interesting seeing their comments on it. Edit: I posted it here. Let's see how it goes, and what they have to say. Please refrain from brigading, including but not limited to voting on that post.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	19/08/21 04:54 AM
34	How dare these boys and young men think that their lives might be worth preserving! can we admit that there are some things worth dying for? Are you telling us you're willing to sacrifice your life for afghan freedom, or do you mean it in the sense of "some of you are going to die and that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make"	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	18/08/21 06:08 AM
19	I feel so hated for being a man So the MRAs were the real feminists all along? What a plot twist. But why are you telling us, and not that tiny tiny minority of fake feminists that are currently giving the silent majority a bad name?	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	17/08/21 06:59 AM
3	The recent Plymouth shooting and other past shootings just show how susceptible broken men are to alt-right and incel rhetoric You have to be careful with applying evolution to social phenomenon, because usually it's not done in a scientific manner, but to give a scientific-sounding explanatation for what you already believe to be true. What you're getting wrong here in particular is that evolution doesn't care about the survival or reproduction of the individual. It's all about the genes. This means that individuals will not always be interested in high-value (whatever that's supposed to mean) partners, and sometimes a…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	16/08/21 08:30 PM
6	Child support Since you specifically asked for a left-wing position, here it goes: No one deserves to live in poverty, especially not children. This is the failure of a system that could provide for everyone, but doesn't. As you've had to painfully witness, the child support system doesn't actually support children all that well. It still exists, because it allows the capitalist class to offload the cost of raising the children onto the (assumed) father, to use him as a scapegoat if he fails to provide, and e…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	16/08/21 07:21 PM
1	The recent Plymouth shooting and other past shootings just show how susceptible broken men are to alt-right and incel rhetoric I'm not asking you to edit your comment, I just have problems with it that weren't pointed out already. Hypersexuality and basing your self-worth in being able to attract partners is not unique to men (although being condemned for it by woke people is). Further, it's really adolescent behaviour so I don't think we should describe it as "belonging to the masculine identity". By high value man, I mean of good genetic quality That is even worse. It still has the original problem, suggesting that if…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	15/08/21 11:59 PM
1	For trans members/viewers: how do you feel mens issues and misandry impact you more bisexual people than homosexual people out there, and it's especially common for bisexual men to convince themselves that they're actually straight True. I meant gay to include bisexual men who go after other men, but you could accuse me of casual bi erasure. I would write it differently now, and I should try not to implicitely ignore bisexuality like that. trans men coming out and their relatives assuming that they're doing it because they want to marry a woman, etc. I live in a city with …	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	15/08/21 09:25 PM
1	[TW: physical, emotional, sexual abuse + r*pe; self-harm; suicide; gender dysphoria] I [MtFt?] am questioning my transition and if it's actually trauma all along. Looking for some advice and perspectives. Did you accidentally swap those quotes? I didn't. I think the fundamental misunderstanding between us is that I'm primarily answering OP, while you weren't talking about OP at all. It makes all the difference, because let's say that in 99% of cases, gender dysphoria is caused by being trans and not by trauma. Proving it's 100% is very difficult, but 99% is a good estimate. OP tried detransitioning, so we have to at least entertain the idea that OP belongs to that 1%. Yes, we need to be careful n…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	15/08/21 08:23 PM
6	The recent Plymouth shooting and other past shootings just show how susceptible broken men are to alt-right and incel rhetoric I don't want to downvote you, but I also find it in poor taste for you to comment on a post about an incel shooter with the exact mentality that alienates vulnerable men and pushes them towards the incel movement. "Toxic masculinity" is always an easy scapegoat, but it's nonsense. Others have already pointed out what's wrong with the term, but also it just doesn't make sense here. You can call incels toxic men if that's how you see them, but don't blame it on masculinity. Incels lack masculinity…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	15/08/21 07:55 PM
10	A US veteran burns his uniform after being wrongly convicted of assault by a woman. It's a Kafkatrap. Collecting evidence means you take possible accusations seriously, which means you have a guilty conscience. Because there's no reason to mistrust the trial.	/r/MensRights	15/08/21 05:04 PM
1	[TW: physical, emotional, sexual abuse + r*pe; self-harm; suicide; gender dysphoria] I [MtFt?] am questioning my transition and if it's actually trauma all along. Looking for some advice and perspectives. I get what's at stake and that you don't want trans identities dismissed as "just trauma". Please note that I said nothing about what OP should identify as. I simply said that concluding that trauma underlies one's dysphoria is not necessarily a reason to detransition. I don't think OP should go around claiming to be trans because of trauma. Being perceived as representative of trans people could have negative effects for others. "if your desire to transition was entirely brought on as a respons…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	10/08/21 04:26 AM
1	For trans members/viewers: how do you feel mens issues and misandry impact you There are a lot of people kind of like that, but as far as I can tell, most of them aren't homosexual men, much less repressed ones. Being into men is kind of gay, and coming up with justifications for it is kind of repressed. That's why I expressed it the way I did, for lack of better words. I was intentionally vague at first, because it wasn't the point. I was simply trying to point at that "lot of people kind of like that". I deliberately didn't make any claims about which forms of -phobia an…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	10/08/21 03:26 AM
1	The nonsensical striving after equality of outcome of the World Economic Forum - and the laments when it isn't reached. Can you elaborate in which areas of life you see leftists strive for equality of outcome? Generally I don't think equality of outcome is necessarily bad. Equality of opportunity in most cases is extremely difficult to achieve, it's not as simple as giving everyone the same treatment regardless of their identities. In some cases striving for equality of outcome can potentially save us a lot of work. For example, requiring/incentivizing companies to hire physically disabled people might be a lot s…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	09/08/21 05:37 PM
8	[TW: physical, emotional, sexual abuse + r*pe; self-harm; suicide; gender dysphoria] I [MtFt?] am questioning my transition and if it's actually trauma all along. Looking for some advice and perspectives. I can relate, but don't feel comfortable directly giving advice, and don't know how to share my perspective as I don't know what my perspective is. But I think it's important to stress that your gender dysphoria being caused by trauma wouldn't invalidate it. You could decide it's trauma and still continue transitioning. The question is which way do you feel better living. Either way you can and should try to heal from your trauma. I wish you the best of luck	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	03/08/21 01:48 AM
2	For trans members/viewers: how do you feel mens issues and misandry impact you while some of them kissed up to the relevant demographic of menslib-following cishet men for karma, Gotcha. Stuff like "no one cares about me anymore now that I pass as man". So I wasn't trying to imply that cishet men are disproportionately responsible for menslib being... menslib. They just make up most of the userbase (or at least I think they did back then) I've only known menslib for a year or two, so perhaps there's been some changes, but as far as I can see, cishet men aren't the core dem…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	26/07/21 04:02 PM
2	What is Your Guiding Philosophy on Men's Rights? They might consider themselves left-wing (not necessarily though), but they don't have Leftism as their guiding philosophy on men's rights. Or put differently, I basically agree with the comment by u/Oncefa2 on the socialist option.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	25/07/21 07:28 PM
2	For trans members/viewers: how do you feel mens issues and misandry impact you I don't blame them? I just found it strange that you singled out cishet men there, when it sounds like you're talking about cis people. Perhaps I got the wrong impression, especially since I was probably thinking about a different post, but I felt you were suggesting it's mainly cishet men who uphold the feminist dogma in menslib, which I would disagree with. I see what you mean though, and it's something I've noticed/felt uncomfortable with as well. It's really weird how cis people triangulate …	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	25/07/21 03:42 AM
17	What is Your Guiding Philosophy on Men's Rights? None of the above. This sub has "left" in the title, and conservative is an option, but "leftist" is not? I'm a Leftist, I don't believe half the working class should have their struggles ignored on the basis of their gender.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	24/07/21 05:15 PM
13	For trans members/viewers: how do you feel mens issues and misandry impact you I feel like it's a bit unfair to blame cishet men for what's going on in menslib, they don't really have much control over the narrative there. It's a feminist sub first, second and third, and men's issues are only allowed to be discussed as long as it doesn't challenge the dogma too much. The examples you give of comments there are about how women contribute to the problems, and challenging why women are allowed to go on off-topic rants. That these comments were not received kindly tells you wh…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	24/07/21 03:30 PM
10	Feelings of gender dysphoria without being trans: at what point does self-loathing become a gender issue? And at what point can we acknowledge that widespread feminist based shaming of men and masculinity is harmful to men's mental health? I don't know if he cares, but generally you should try to be a bit more careful how you phrase things. "as a woman/female, you" kind of implies they were female or a woman at one point, which he might not agree with, and it could be invalidating if he's still perceived as woman (he hasn't told us if he transitioned already). Better ways to say it would be something like "passing as woman", "read as woman", or "living as woman". Or simply "pre-transition". It's likely not an issue, and you made y…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	24/07/21 02:31 AM
9	Feelings of gender dysphoria without being trans: at what point does self-loathing become a gender issue? And at what point can we acknowledge that widespread feminist based shaming of men and masculinity is harmful to men's mental health? You're a man, no one has the right to tell you this sub isn't about you. Generally, I think the differences between FTM and AMAB men are not as big as you think. Not all AMAB men have experienced traditional male socialization either and many have or are living closeted. That's not to say FTM and AMAB men are exactly the same, we do have different experiences and struggles. But so do disabled and able-bodied men, neurodiverse and neurotypical men, or even old and young men (not to mention all th…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	23/07/21 11:00 PM
13	Feminists claim to help men too- when have you last heard a feminist talk about circumcision or any male issue? Or, your comment was downvoted because it's shit. OP handed you an absolute softball. It really shouldn't be that hard for you to find one link of feminists talking about one of the selection of 8 possible topics. You blew that chance The comment you replied to gave you another softball, alleging that Feminists don't actually know about men's issues. Easy chance for you to show that you've been listening. Instead, the first thing that comes to your mind is "facing repercussions for crying". If y…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	20/07/21 01:51 AM
1	Trans man rights Do you really think that trans men get a lot of support once/if they present as men? Often times not even trans organisations care about them. The average person can't tell they're trans pretty much as soon as they start taking testosterone, so unless they openly declare themselves as trans, they don't get any special treatment. Trans men are men, and excluding them from the MRA is morally and strategically wrong. To OP: yes, your feelings are commonly expressed among trans men, but you'll likel…	/r/MensRights	08/07/21 01:57 AM
17	The demographics of the MRA by gender I've never felt that the MRA was just for men, but for all male-presenting people. If you look like a man (and don't look "gay enough"), it doesn't matter what you identify as, you'll get assumed as cishet man, even in LGBTQ+ spaces.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	07/07/21 11:13 PM
15	The demographics of the MRA by gender No non-binary options?	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	07/07/21 10:47 PM
1	Got downvoted for saying that a man having no female friends doesn't make him sexist. Your toughts on this discussion? Conservatism, by definition, fights to uphold the status quo. I'm sure you're aware how anti-men the current system is, otherwise check the sidebar. How does Conservatism address any of them? Being against libshit is nice, but naming a street after BLM is not a serious issue to men. But for example, Male disposability is a serious issue and it's older than Liberalism. Are Conservatives anti-war? Do Conservatives value workplace safety over short-term profits? What do Conservatives do for men? Do…	/r/MensRights	26/06/21 03:36 PM
-4	Got downvoted for saying that a man having no female friends doesn't make him sexist. Your toughts on this discussion? Conservatism is still sexist against men, even if it fights against the libs. You don't have to pick between the big two teams. As a leftist I'm against both.	/r/MensRights	26/06/21 02:06 PM
-3	Got downvoted for saying that a man having no female friends doesn't make him sexist. Your toughts on this discussion? Libs being shit doesn't make conservatives any better	/r/MensRights	26/06/21 01:41 PM
2	I wish I'd been more masculine. So much of this is linguistic trickery and manipulating wordplay/definitions. Absolutely correct. None of those terms mean what you'd intuitively think they do. The definitions always aim to be respectable, but the words themselves tend to shift all blame and responsibility to men/masculinity. The problem is not that men lack interest in crafting their own understanding of gender, the problem is that it's hard to impossible to make legitimate points about masculinity from within the feminist fra…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	11/06/21 01:57 PM
9	I wish I'd been more masculine. The problem with "liberation" as it's used is how imperialist it is, in the sense that this freedom from so-called toxic gender roles is imposed on a group that doesn't get a say in the process. The goal should be to allow men to deviate from gender roles, and accept them if they choose to, but not to encourage or force them. I hate this type of "liberation" that doesn't ask about my wants and needs, but tries to "fix" what some outside group perceives as problem with/for me. I find it so deeply…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	10/06/21 09:29 PM
3	Should we even discuss "feminism"? Where in europe do people think Tony Blair and Gerhard Schröder are socialists? Lol Feminism is a big problem, so it's important to talk about it and try to get feminists to see why their words and actions are harmful. But at the same time, whenever I deal with feminists I lose hope and motivation, so perhaps it's time to give up on it	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	22/05/21 02:32 PM
1	Is this the experience you all have when you try to speak up about things? If so it's sad to see such hate so deeply entrenched. Ok, I'm glad to hear that. Must be mensrights then.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	23/03/21 04:09 PM
2	Is this the experience you all have when you try to speak up about things? If so it's sad to see such hate so deeply entrenched. I think anyone who joins this sub (or mensrights?) gets shadowbanned by default on menslib. At least that's when it started for me.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	23/03/21 03:02 PM
0	Double Standards Communism, by definition, means there is no state. You mean Socialism or a transition state to Communism. I don't think there's many people who don't realize that abolishing private control of the means of production would mean more government control for the time being. It's just seen as necessary evil. Critical infrastructure like roads, the energy grid, or emergency services should not only exist where it's profitable for a private enterprise. The current system leaves the door wide open for …	/r/MensRights	21/03/21 03:00 PM
1	Why people always say "women and people of color" ? why putting women in one category with POC ? "People" don't say that in my experience. Only (some) white women (and those trying to pander to white women) say that. It's an easy way for white women to benefit off of the struggles of minorities while simultaneously distracting from it by framing white men.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	10/03/21 10:04 PM
10	Before even knowing about this group, I started on a little mission. And because of this group, I realize that my mission might be pretty important. Will you help support it? A few points on yt: - If my info is not completely outdated, downvotes help you as much as upvotes, because both indicate "user engagement" and therefore relevancy. - Don't let downvotes stop you. You don't know if those come from the angry "bee hives" or not. If people genuinely see your contribution as harmful, they'll tell you. - Ask your son for help. He certainly knows how to keep my attention looool - Put effort into the thumbnails. It's something that small channels often overlook, and …	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	10/03/21 09:47 PM
0	Are women or men treated better by the system? A trans man's (biological woman) perspective That's not what Transsexual is, if anything it's the opposite. Transgender is the broader term, for example it includes trans individuals who choose not to take hormones/undergo surgery. Transgender is far more widely used compared to Transsexual nowadays. That being said, I wasn't fair to say it's not used at all anymore. Some people still choose to identify as transsexual, and I'm sorry if that statement caused someone to feel invalidated.	/r/MensRights	10/02/21 11:58 PM
3	Are women or men treated better by the system? A trans man's (biological woman) perspective You know what's totally not strange? OP calls himself a "transsexual". Maybe this just happened 20+ years ago, I guess. Why else would he use an outdated term that's not used in the transgender community at all anymore? That would also explain why OP's post doesn't read like any of the experiences from trans men I've seen. It was just a different time back then.	/r/MensRights	10/02/21 09:55 PM
2	CMV: Men should put effort into dates because they want to meet women more than women want to meet them Yes, it seems normal to you, because that's the type of guy you meet. The majority of men is not like that. You probably don't believe me, and I don't blame you for that. I just hope that one day you'll see what a self-fulfilling prophecy that is, and find someone actually nice.	/r/PurplePillDebate	04/02/21 05:02 AM
1	CMV: Men should put effort into dates because they want to meet women more than women want to meet them You're reading things too literally. You're not "stuck with them" in the sense that you're forced to be with them, you're "stuck with them" in the sense that you only go on dates with guys who seem nice until you get to know them.	/r/PurplePillDebate	03/02/21 10:52 PM
1	CMV: Men should put effort into dates because they want to meet women more than women want to meet them Well it seems like the guys you would like aren't approaching you and you're stuck with the ones who will waste your time	/r/PurplePillDebate	03/02/21 06:27 PM
1	CMV: Men should put effort into dates because they want to meet women more than women want to meet them Why are you going on dates if you aren't trying to find a guy you like?	/r/PurplePillDebate	03/02/21 06:07 PM
2	CMV: Men should put effort into dates because they want to meet women more than women want to meet them There are men who are willing to pay for 100% of the date or do all the effort in planning. There are men who are willing to go on 10+ dates without sex, or however long it takes for you to decide you want to commit to a relationship. There's not a lot of men who are willing to do both. From your description it sounds like you're scraping at the bottom of the barrel. High standards are good, don't settle for a miserable relationship. But raising your standards doesn't help you here. Liars will a…	/r/PurplePillDebate	03/02/21 06:56 AM