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As a society, we’ve come a long way since the “good old days” of segregation and rampant bias against niche groups that existed under the radar”
But don’t you think our society is making new taboo’s to replace the old?
Try being a conservative devoted Catholic these days, see where that will get ya.
I’m going to work on this one. I think there’s one big taboo we’ve been afraid to address.
What has been missed? The argument for men’s rights in areas where said sexism formerly existed. We’ve made great stride for women in the world of men, where men had control, but we’ve not even taken a baby step in the area formerly under female control such as parental choice, father’s rights to their children, domestic violence bias and sexism. we’ve sought women’s rights, but not the responsibility that goes with those rights, and protecting those rights: the male only draft, women and children first, the disposable male..and the other half of the box equation. We whisper to the guy… Read more »