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A resounding silence

avoiceformen

December 20, 2011

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http://www.avoiceformen.com/sexual-politics/evo-psych/a-resounding-silence/

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Title	A resounding silence
Author	avoiceformen
Upvotes	12
Comments	12
Date	December 20, 2011 4:08 PM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/njya8/a_resounding_silence/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/a-resounding-silence.1030292 https://theredarchive.com/post/1030292

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[–]imbecile 2 points3 points4 points 14 years ago (8 children) | Copy Link

[–]avoiceformen[S] 1 point2 points3 points 14 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

There is a problem with you view, however, when it comes to a basic question. Utility to who or what? That load you want us all to share may not be one that I am willing to carry, and I may have damn good reasons for it.

How do many men prove their "worth" these days? By fighting and dying in illicit wars because we tell them it is their duty? By paying to support a woman "in a manner to which she has been accustomed," after she has used the family courts to shear him of everything and kick him out of his own home? To protect and provide for a generation of women who, as the article aptly pointed out, have no compunction remaining silent as men are bled dry on whims, and for convenience?

I understand the valuing of human beings based on what they contribute, but think we are in a time when everyone is better off being valued first, based on intrinsic human worth. If they destroy the reason to value them, by doing harm, then fine. But I don't have much interest in anyone judging me based on contributions to anything. It is too easy for their sense of what they appreciate to benefit their selfish agendas.

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