Good Muslims don’t get radicalized into terrorists? Good people haven’t been poisoned by the toxic lies of hatred?
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Terrorists are not good people, no. Neither are incels. We are responsible for our actions, including what we choose to feed our brains. The good news is that every day, we can all decide to be better people than we were the day before.
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Replying to @TheCheekyGinger
That’s a highly privileged way to think, I think. People only know what they are taught and are not born with the tools to teach themselves and so start with a leg up or a weight depending on who taught them their initial worldview
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Replying to @Thesixler @TheCheekyGinger
Of course we hold individuals responsible for their actions, but not examining the systemic causes of these issues strikes me as misguided
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Replying to @Thesixler @TheCheekyGinger
Especially when I believe the alt right is largely a phenomenon created by this exact disconnect between media and cultural perceptions of masculinity and feminism
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Replying to @Thesixler
We've all got baggage. We've all done things we're not proud of. But most of us have the internet, so we could educate ourselves if we choose to do so. In fact, MRA and incel sites only exist there. Men who have access to them also have access to more factual and better sources.
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Replying to @TheCheekyGinger @Thesixler
We're aware of the systemic causes. The only way to fight it is to continually call out these acts for what they are: awful, bad, terrible. MRA and incel advocates want to be coddled and sympathized with and I will not. They use any sympathy they get as a weapon.
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Replying to @TheCheekyGinger @Thesixler
Men who feel entitled to the attention of women are the problem here. The patriarchy is the systemic cause of incel and MRA groups. Well, we're out here fighting the patriarchy as hard as we can. We get it.
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Replying to @TheCheekyGinger
I dunno man even woke media falls into the same damaging stereotypes the patriarchy has always promoted and lifted up
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Replying to @Thesixler
Yeah, it's pervasive. Like racism. It takes constant effort to fight it, and it's a process, not an on/off switch. Many of us *are* fighting it, though, and refusing to accept, sympathize, empathize, or coddle this shitty behavior in any way is a crucial tool.
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Everybody's the hero of their own story, including incel guys. They think they are owed attractive, compliant women as status symbols. They are responsible for that attitude and the actions that come from it. We fix it by refusing as a society to tolerate it.
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