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dave m's avatar

Great conversation, and kudos for pointing out the multivariate nature of this problem. The current moment is a witches brew of personality pathology (Cluster B), social media empowerment, and massive educational failure. The result is precisely the cultural derangement syndrome we see all around us.

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Shelley Chadwick's avatar

Perhaps the Young and the Priveledged are becoming aware via social media of those that are less fortunate and from a position of humanity or perhaps empathy they want to do better than the previous generation?

I'm 65 and recall the feminist movement and the hippies that protested the Vietnam War as well as the tail end of the end of black segregarion.

My parents generation didn't want to listen to miy generation but, my generation should listen to the next generation.

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Toe Knee See's avatar

Cool! Gonna have to watch this!

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Patricia Burke's avatar

I want to mention that when 5G towers were rolled out during the lock downs, 5G critics were very successfully portrayed as low-intelligence violent extremists/arsonists under the influence of Russia, who posed a risk to National Security, (because the US needed to beat China in the race to 5G) which is to say - societal attitudes towards 'activism' can be manipulated. The issue was addressed by Devra Davis clarified in the IBT. https://www.ibtimes.com/burning-5g-towers-across-europe-harming-health-wildlife-climate-2961326 It is unfortunate when the perception of extremism is weaponized, and a problematic industry portrays itself as a victim.

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Lola Coco Petrovski's avatar

I had to google '14 year old girl bashed and raped' to see if I could confirm who the perpetrator was.

Then glance down a dozen reported cases of 14 year old girls who were bashed and raped just in the last several weeks. A 14 year old in New Delhi was raped before being thrown off a building.

There were a couple of 'gang' rapes of 14 year old girls. One 14 year old girl was 'lent out by her boyfriend'.

I didn't google 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8......

What is the 'solution' to the problem of girls and women being treated literally as garbage? What is the solution to the problem of people (very mainly men) treating human beings, children, babies, as garbage for their sexual satisfaction and not have any hesitation to just... dump their bodies?

How can I redirect my murderous outrage into 'solutions' as you and Gurwinder agree I should do?

How can I find a solution to the problem of being conditioned to love my greatest predator? A predator that so violently and vehemently hates me?

What's the solution to the problem of young girls the world over wanting to have their breasts sliced off because they are too scared to become women? What's the solution to the disease that is infecting all levels of society including justice and law that now says girls and women must now welcome men in our spaces regardless of the risks to our safety, even when they gloat about their autogynephilia (online) and proved they're rapists and paedophiles (women's prisons)?

Maybe that's why people become disposed to finding God....as a mid-life attempt to find happiness in a world with problems that have no solutions.

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Denise Lewis's avatar

“ she’s not volatile like Trump” is not a good statement. That doesn’t make a good case for her.

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