It's almost like I want men to be free from the violence put upon them from youth, to be able to seek nonviolent ways to fight oppression.
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Are those not things you also want? Are you not in agreement that boys are too often unfairly forced into using violence as a solution?
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Do you not think that a lifetime of living under a system that promotes men to act violently has an effect on terror?
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Sure, Radical Islam does this. But far from uniquely. So does American culture, as evidenced by our ridiculous gun violence statistics.
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If we can look at masculinity and violence in a different light, then maybe the next generation will be better at resisting these urges.
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No progressives are denying that there are radical, fundamentalist sects of Islam prone to violence. And we're talking about it plenty.
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Progressives resist painting all of Islam with that brush. But if you actually listen to Muslims, they talk very candidly about how...
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they address, handle, and react to those forms of violence. I'm saying men should do the same.
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I never said "all men are prone to violence." But it is undeniable -- you yourself admit it -- that there is an imbalance with mass violence
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And just like it's worth talking about radical, fundamentalist Islam in that context -- and lots of Muslims are -- men need to do the same.
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