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nothingleftinside  ·  3452 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why I left Reddit

Thanks. I'm wondering how to approach this, since I think we disagree here. What would you consider a vulnerable group? I'm also curious as to how men have less legal rights than women (at least in the USA). I will agree with you that men receive less sympathy than women in US society when it comes to victimhood. I wouldn't say that there is any specific group "unworthy" of protection from discrimination or hate, but it makes sense to me why the SPLC does not focus on them- pound for pound, men are less often victims of abject discrimination as women and other classes, there are (to my knowledge) less concerted efforts in this country to limit their rights or propagate material to create a culture of discrimination against them. I think the rubric that the SPLC is using for their list of "protected classes" or whatever has to do with historic discrimination/hate towards these groups in the USA, and current concerted efforts to limit the rights of these people and defame them as a group.





Grendel  ·  3452 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, when it comes to marriage, parenthood, reproductive rights, sexual crimes, domestic violence, selective service, jobs that involve working with children, affirmative action, men are legally discriminated against.

    I think the rubric that the SPLC is using for their list of "protected classes" or whatever has to do with historic discrimination/hate towards these groups in the USA, and current concerted efforts to limit the rights of these people and defame them as a group.

But if that was the case, why would the SPLC have an "anti-white" category in their blog? Correct me if I'm wrong, but whites haven't historically been the victims of discrimination in the USA.

    I'm wondering how to approach this, since I think we disagree here.

This sentence makes me think. Knowing how to disagree is an underrated skill, I wonder if there's a book that teaches it.

nothingleftinside  ·  3452 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I had no idea that there was an "anti-white" section of their blog. I don't know if I mentioned it earlier, but I had a hard time navigating their website. That is strange. I'd rather not get into a longer discussion about men's rights here, but I will concede that the SPLC's judgment is questionable. Thanks for changing my view.