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And you should probably look into what the Men's Rights Activists are actually advocated for prior to passing judgement on a whole group. Be aware that news in
by Popegaf 5y ago
And you should probably look into what the Men's Rights Activists are actually advocated for prior to passing judgement on a whole group.
Be aware that news in the US is very polarized and that online communities are often converge to echo chambers. The comments you read online and the people you meet there are probably the most active there. IRL, (at least in Europe) people are much less extreme than they are online. Remember that online, people tend to be more crass.
Don't read The New York Times or BBC at their word, just like you wouldn't take The Wallstreet Journal or The Washington Times at their word.
Sentences like
> Self-identified "mens' rights activists", by and large, advocate for mens' rights in much the same way as the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea is very, very democratic.
Can easily be modified to replace "mens' rights" with "feminists" and "feminism" and be just as wrong.
Here's what a feminist has to say about the Men's Rights movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WMuzhQXJoY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WMuzhQXJoY
- zozbot234 5y ago> online communities are often converge to echo chambers Sure, but that's what OP's paper is about - the way that online echo chambers can be misused to further hateful ideology online. The fact that most people tend to act more moderate and sensible IRL is something else altogether.