UNBELIEVABLE. In January, a young Tunesian man named Mohamed Bouazizi killed himself in protest over a lack of jobs. Very soon after, his sacrifice snowballed into full-force waves of democratic revolution all over the Arab world. Let no one question whether one man can make a difference.

devotedpupa · 2011-02-20T19:36:09+00:00

Since no one has said it in a non-stupid way. What does this have to do with men's rights?

Pyehole · 2011-02-20T19:20:30+00:00

This guy just happened to be the trigger, the people were at a boiling point. If it wasn't him, it would have been something else.

mangeof · 2011-02-20T19:40:08+00:00

Wow this subreddit is retarded sometimes.

thepinkmask · 2011-02-21T15:21:15+00:00

A man changing history is news ?

Not sure if you ever picked up a book, but we are kind of known for doing that sort of thing.

kloo2yoo · 2011-02-20T22:15:32+00:00

How is this a Men's Rights issue in the slightest? His sex was never a part of anything that happened to him. It's a political issue, you're grasping at straws.

cynwrig · 2011-02-20T18:00:12+00:00

Don't forget Ms. Hamdy, the government official that shut down his apple cart and slapped him when he dared resist.

Never say that feminists don't make a difference.

2011-02-20T23:16:39+00:00

So... Suicide is the answer?

ucecatcher · 2011-02-21T04:29:00+00:00

Bursting into flames is a suboptimal solution.

Leprecon · 2011-02-21T14:06:16+00:00

The question of whether or not a man can achieve greatness is never asked by mens rights activists since we already know men can, and so can women. The reason why feminism needed to show this is because a long time ago female role models, female heroines and female power players were rare if not non-existent. We men have never had to look around us and ask the question "can I achieve greatness?" We already know we can.

The problem is that for some reason people think that since men can do this normal men deserve to be treated as lesser. Men provide income, hence they should pay money to women. Men are bigger, they can take a punch or two. Men are emotionally strong, if he complains about being verbally abused he needs to "man up".

All these claims are blanket claims that need dispelling as well. Men aren't money-bags for ex wives. Women are people who can work for money too. Maybe on average men are bigger, but size doesn't matter. Women can abuse men too. Maybe men are emotionally stronger, but that doesn't mean we don't have a right to be offended.

PornoWizard · 2011-02-21T01:07:08+00:00

killed himself in protest

Either the article is stupid, the title is stupid or that man was stupid.

But I do know that this does not belong in this sub reddit.

getter1 · 2011-02-21T01:05:51+00:00

And you are a mod? What the fuck.

rantgrrl · 2011-02-20T18:26:30+00:00

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Wingzero · 2011-02-21T00:21:55+00:00

I had never even thought to put two-and-two together. I remember reading the article of the man's suicide as if it were yesterday... It's hard to believe that all this has happened after that.

UNBELIEVABLE. In January, a young Tunesian man named Mohamed Bouazizi killed himself in protest over a lack of jobs. Very soon after, his sacrifice snowballed into full-force waves of democratic revolution all over the Arab world. Let no one question whether one man can make a difference.

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