Setting the record straight - Warning: 10,000 words...of dynamite

chavelah · 2012-02-20T16:19:58+00:00

Wow. This is really interesting. Thanks.

I think that childless alimony predators have been outliers in every generation, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't know about it and think about it. Otherwise, how can we curtail it? (And these days, of course, you can make a living wage even if you have young children at home.)

2012-02-20T17:37:07+00:00

this is great. The one thing missing is your bibliography. Many sources are listed in the text, but it would be better to have all of them listed also at the end.

CORNDOGCOMMANDO · 2012-02-20T17:47:44+00:00

This is must-read material! Amazing.

carchamp1 · 2012-02-20T14:52:30+00:00

Loved it!

Please allow me to add just a small contribution to setting the historical record straight.

Three words: "ball-and-chain".

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7388762@N03/5364649528/

This phrase has now has a very watered down meaning from the original. It does not just mean that your wife won't let you get out with your buddies on Friday night. The "ball-and-chain" was used on slaves and prisoners, folks, to keep them from running away. Any husband, especially with children, truly knows the insidious nature of the "ball-and-chain" wife. Our child custody, alimony, "shared" property laws are all designed to keep you a prisoner or slave to your wife.

C0CKPUNCHER · 2012-02-20T18:02:20+00:00

Good, though I feel it missed some of the big points, though i imagine they have been addressed in previous articles.

Farun · 2012-02-20T19:04:48+00:00

I already posted it under the article and I'm posting it in the short form here again: The translations in this article of german words are wrong. 1. Jungfrau Verein is literally = Virgin Association. Still wouldn't be used this way by a native German speaker. 2. Liga für Menschrechte is literally = League for human rights and the name has nothing to do with the male sex. 3. Menschenhassen is another wrong translation. Misantrophy would be either Menschenhass or Misantrophie.

These obvious mistakes in the text and the lack of sources are enough for me to not believe this text, unless someone corrects these mistakes and posts sources.

Feel free to believe otherwise, I just wanted to at least give you a notice.

My native language is German, just to clarify.

Chamoflage · 2012-02-20T20:20:17+00:00

But the world’s first men’s rights organization was founded as an international one, founded in 1926 in Vienna, Liga Für Menschenrechte (League for Men’s Rights). And if you are wondering what book you might find it mentioned in, or what encyclopedia lists it, or which college professor discusses it, the answer is: none, zilch, zippo.

Then how did you find out about it? Just curious, as I don't see a reference.

Title	Setting the record straight - Warning: 10,000 words...of dynamite
Author	avoiceformen
Upvotes	35
Comments	15
Date	February 20, 2012 11:25 AM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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