Polls: Society & Politics

Modern feminism and democratic socialism often move in the same direction by weakening the family as society’s primary support structure and shifting dependence toward government and centralized institutions.

Modern feminism frequently frames traditional family roles—especially homemaking, motherhood, and male leadership—as oppressive, outdated, or inherently unequal. That cultural shift has coincided with declining marriage rates, delayed family formation, and falling birthrates across much of the Western world.

Democratic socialism expands government responsibility for needs once primarily met through family, church, charity, and local communities—healthcare, childcare, education, housing, and welfare. Policies such as universal state-run childcare or large-scale entitlement expansion may reduce immediate burdens, but they also move more responsibility away from families and toward bureaucratic systems.

Supporters argue these policies strengthen families by reducing financial stress. I understand that argument. My concern is the tradeoff: assistance rarely comes without increased taxation, regulation, and institutional dependence.

I am not saying every feminist or democratic socialist consciously wants to destroy the family. I am saying the cultural and economic incentives these ideologies promote often produce that result: weaker family bonds, less self-sufficiency, and greater dependence on centralized systems.

Strong families create resilient, independent citizens. The weaker the family becomes, the more power shifts elsewhere.

In some Amazonian tribes, a boy must wear a glove filled with bullet ants for 10 minutes as a test before he is considered an adult. The pain is so intense that some people who complete the trial are even left temporarily paralyzed

In Vanuatu, boys tie vines around their ankles and jump headfirst from tall wooden towers. The vines are measured so that their heads come within inches of the ground, making it another test of courage.
Among Muslims, this transition is generally marked by circumcision.

I get it, not everyone is going to like or agree with you're question or opinion and that's fine, but some users I've noticed, have the mindset, that any opinion/question they don't like/agree with isn't genuine and will automatically be hateful and mean towards the opinion/question and the person posting the opinion/question and will often times will block leaving yourself unable to explain you're opinion/question or provide details that support your opinion/question. This isn't an issue with just politics, it's an issue with other topics as well.

yes , they will lower voting age to 16, this will give them millions and millions of more votes each election. Do you think 16 and 17 year olds should have the right to vote? Will this insure Democrats stay in power?

Most likely PR will become a state , DC will become a state , adding 4 Democrat Senators and 3 or 4 Democrats to the House. Are you for adding states? Will Republicans ever control the House or Senate again? With what Trump has done, do Republicans really deserve to have that much power ever again?

Are you for age limits? 30 to 75 ? No more than 50 years?

Do you think people who support democratic socialism are usually thinking independently, or are they mainly influenced by ideological framing?

My answer is indoctrination.

That does not mean every supporter is stupid or incapable of thinking. It means democratic socialism is often presented through a very selective moral and economic framework.

People hear slogans like “tax the rich,” “free healthcare,” “free college,” and “healthcare is a human right,” but they are rarely forced to answer what happens after the slogan.

The Nordic model, for example, is not funded only by billionaires and corporations. Countries like Denmark and Sweden fund large welfare states through broad-based taxation, high consumer taxes like VAT, and heavy taxes on the middle class. That part is usually left out.

There is also opportunity cost. Money directed through government cannot also be used by families, businesses, churches, charities, investors, entrepreneurs, or local communities. Every government program consumes resources that could have been used elsewhere.

And then there are incentives. If you punish productivity, investment, risk-taking, and success too heavily, you eventually get less of those things.

My issue is that many people are taught capitalism’s failures while government failure is ignored. Markets can fail, yes. But bureaucracies fail too. Politicians have incentives. Agencies protect themselves. Programs grow beyond their original purpose.

So yes, I see support for democratic socialism as more indoctrination than independent economic reasoning—not because every supporter is unintelligent, but because the ideology is often taught with the costs, tradeoffs, and government failures conveniently minimized.

Do you think women who reject modern feminism are thinking for themselves, or are they mainly indoctrinated?

My answer is independent.

Rejecting modern feminism does not automatically mean a woman is indoctrinated. In many cases, it can actually reflect independent thinking, because modern culture often treats feminist assumptions as the default and socially acceptable position.

Many women critically evaluate modern feminist narratives and conclude that those ideas do not align with their values, life goals, faith, or lived experiences. Choosing motherhood, family, traditional gender roles, modesty, or complementarian beliefs does not make a woman less capable of thinking for herself. She may simply have examined the arguments and reached different conclusions.

True independence means having the freedom to define empowerment and success on your own terms, not only within frameworks approved by mainstream ideology.

Too often, calling anti-feminist women “indoctrinated” just means, “I respect women’s choices only when they choose what I approve of.”

That is not empowerment. That is ideological gatekeeping.

Most popular French-language songs are now made by people of African descent, African players carry France in the World Cup, Marseille is practically an African city, and France still derives a significant part of its economic influence from its former African colonies.

According to the World Health Organization, Turkey has around 10 million stray dogs and is considered a rabies-risk country. Europeans dealt with their own stray dog problem long ago, and even today they require pet dogs to be microchipped to prevent a stray population from emerging again. But when it comes to Turkey, they pressure us in the name of animal rights.

On the other hand, we also have a group of people here who constantly complain, saying, "You don't want to be a stray animal—or even a woman—in Turkey. Life is too hard."

So here's my proposal: we open our border gates in Thrace and let our stray dogs cross into Europe. They'll supposedly have a wonderful life there. And if our European overlords happen to be bothered by them, they're free to cull them after all—they won't have to answer to anyone. After all, the Dutch culled 300,000 chickens last year, and hardly anyone said a word about it.

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Your US Gov't lied to the people. 20 US bases were hit by Iran missiles and drones. 90% success rate. The mighty US military only stopped 10% of Iran's missiles and drones. This infuriated Trump and he wanted to use Nukes on Iran and the Generals said no. Then Trump wanted to invade with troops and Generals told him we don't have enough. And yes Trump got on his knees and begged Iran for cease fire. Trump agreed to all their terms but now he has buyers remorse and now the war is starting back up. We did Iran a favor killing the old leaders and the Younger leaders are like North Korea leader Jung. They will now make or buy Nuclear Weapons.

Centrist Democrats sign pledge to uphold moderate policies after progressive wins - https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/centrist-democrats-sign-pledge-uphold-182250264.html

Mamdani froze rent for nearly a million New Yorkers, but some Bronx tenants outside the rent-stabilized system may still face steep rent hikes. Will this rent freeze ultimately help or hurt New Yorkers?

Mamdani froze the rent for a million New Yorkers — these Bronx tenants say he left them behind - https://nypost.com/2026/06/26/real-estate/residents-of-this-nyc-housing-complex-face-a-31-rent-spike/

I hope they DO! Their honor and dignity should be more important than winning the World Cup.

Word on the street is, Egypt might be boycotting too. That would be very interesting how the forfiet would work if they did.

And the reaction from the fans and organizers who would probably have to refund them.

God, I hope they make good on their threat and send a message and inconvenience a lot of people.

To answer my own question, I would vote Oppressed—not because motherhood itself is oppressive, but because modern culture often treats traditional motherhood, homemaking, and family-centered roles as lesser, outdated, or signs of dependence. Motherhood should be respected as meaningful, not treated as something women need to be liberated from.

Imagine how much propaganda it took to convince women that this is oppressive -

Imagine how much propaganda it took to convince women that this is oppressive. pic.twitter.com/qzONNpVNLe

— Katie Miller (@KatieMiller) June 25, 2026

PLEASE HELP SUCH PEOPLE. I FORGOT HOW NOT TO COPE WITH WHAT I SAW SO I MADE FUN OF IT. BEING TOLD "SEEK HELP" FELT INSULTING BECAUSE IN THE PAST, WHEN I SOUGHT HELP IT WAS DENIED.