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Ocelot II

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1. Because it's the abusive males who are in power.

Reply to Stargazer99 (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 11:49 AM

Jul 18

And they get their power by being abusive - not necessarily physically, but almost always mentally. Trump is an abusive male. He might not have ever beaten his wives but I'm sure he was and is psychologically controlling. And, of course, he did rape E. Jean Carroll and sexually molested many others. The fact that he was elected despite voters knowing what he is tells us a lot about the sick condition of our society.

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Why does the culture tolerate abusive males? [View all] Stargazer99 Jul 18 OP

Because it's the abusive males who are in power. Ocelot II Jul 18 #1

A cruel God makes a cruel man. Thomas Paine Ping Tung Jul 18 #2

While I would like to believe bad cultural behavior has some permanent fix, I think it's just a continual battle we RoeVWade Jul 18 #3

You lost me at "teach women" leftstreet Jul 18 #4

+1 nt berniesandersmittens Jul 18 #5

Teach not in the sense that women are not smart and need instruction but in the sense of becoming aware of patterns that Stargazer99 Jul 18 #12

Goes all the way back to the very beginning NewHendoLib Jul 18 #6

Because it has for thousands of years SocialDemocrat61 Jul 18 #7

It's weak men projecting their weakness onto others. usonian Jul 18 #8

How right you are! Stargazer99 Jul 18 #13

Broadly speaking, there is an imbalance of power snot Jul 18 #9

Patriarchy. This sort of messaging is everywhere. Oneironaut Jul 18 #10

We're not civilized. justaprogressive Jul 18 #11

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