Sometimes i come across an all too familiar virtue signal statement which amounts to

" Men would be taken more seriously and cared about if they didnt behave in such hatefull ways "

Its a response to statements like "Many men support equality for women" or " Many men fought for feminism and are feminists " or even " do you think punching down on men who are socially economically and emotionally disadvantaged compared to you is the right way to approach this?" ( especially considering feminisms obsession with " punching up vs punching down")

This is a lie

There never was and never will be sympathy directed towards men from either society or women. It wont happen and it we cant make it happen

We have been socialized into it.

The average man is made to feel responsible for other mens actions. Bellow average men even more so.

We are told it is a tragedy that women dont have the freedom to roam like stray dogs in the streets at night like we can ( you cant either, you would get killed or mugged, we are simply socialized to accept risk as a part of our life and not some trauma inducing event taht it should be seen as).

We are told that women are not more direct towards men in romantic attentions because the actions of other men have made it to dangerous ( nah buddy, you just ugly, or at least unremarkable)

The only time men are extending full or partial humanity is when they need to be incentivized to do something, vote for a certain party, provide for others and risk life and limb trying to reach the pinnacle of manhood - self sacrifice in death, martyrdom finally making concrete the tenuous connection men have with their manhood

eg : when people where complementing the toddler who got mauled protecting his baby sister calling him " a real man". this Cemented both in his mind and in the minds of boys and men everywhere that it is " manly" to die for others

The world depends on keeping men in a constant state of justifying their own existence, justifying their worth and justifying as one redditor put it " their lovability " and goodness.

Empathy is anathema to that process

This will not change