Polls: Society & Politics

To make an analogy, women are like the middle class. They think they’re disadvantaged because they always see men above them (upper class), but never look down at the men below them (the lower class).

Just as a for-instance,

-Women receive 25% more in government assistance.
-This is actually even higher (31%) among working-age adults (16–64).
-And despite the fact that men are much (56%) more likely to be homeless
-And nearly 6x as likely to be working in life-threatening conditions

-And also twelve times as likely to die on the job
-They are 25% more likely to be a victim of crime

-Virtually all critical services are done by men (What would happen if no men showed up for work today?), including utility jobs, construction, manufacturing, engineering, emergency services, mining, and garbage collection.

Basically, if you’re a man, having a job is non-negotiable. If you quit you get far less government assistance and you’re less likely to be re-hired, you’re less likely to be re-hired, so you’re pretty much chained to your job unless you’re wealthy. Men’s #1 expenditure is financial investments. Women’s #1 is shopping. Who do you think is more worried about money?

To put it bluntly, not all, but many men are de-facto slaves in today’s society. It’s not so explicit as that, but try talking to a coal miner about how many opportunities he has for social advancement.

In contrast, the average woman NEVER EVEN BREAKS EVEN with the money society spends on her:

So, do I think we have achieved gender equality? Hell no.

But when a woman who receives $100,000 more in government funding complains about the “wage gap” to someone who does backbreaking manual labor for minimum wage, it stops being funny. “Entitled” is a kind word for that kind of head-up-assery.

Do liberals really view these people like this? Or is this a stupid right wing meme?

Or was it the guns fault?

I'm a libertarian for bodily autonomy. Women have to carry and give birth to the baby. But that also means men have no say until the child is born. So there is an issue, no matter which side you fall on. What could be the solutions?

Nobody cares if a baby goes topless.
If it should be fine for a grown woman to go topless, then shouldn't it be fine for girls of all ages to go topless, if they want to?

And wouldn't that be the best way to normalize women going topless, by letting them start as kids? Most kids aren't as insecure as adults are, and I knew several girls when I was younger who thought it was unfair even before we were 10 years old.

I'm not saying we should do this, but if women wanna have breasts be less sexualized and going topless more normalized, I think "grandfathering" a generation of girls into it would make the most sense.

So legally Derek Chauvin cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment or death. Those charges are only suitable for murder in the first degree.

So I get a hunch that because of this factor, there will be riots no matter what. Because a lot of the BLM people probably will accept nothing less than that. Even though legally a conviction of that nature isn’t possible.

But I still feel really bad for the guy.

He made a big mistake and now it is likely to bite him in the ass for a very long time.

He didn’t play along to the cameras. He made himself appear to be a bad guy.

He was overconfident in his training and grossly negligent to the situation at hand.

As the article here explains, the trial isn’t about whether he intended to kill Floyd, but rather whether his actions played a role in Floyd’s eventual death. Since that issue had already been decided.

https://m.startribune.com/derek-chauvin-charges-trial-george-floyd-murder-manslaughter-police-minneapolis-minnesota/600030691/

He was just an ordinary man who dedicated his life to serving others. He spent years on the force serving his community without issue and then made one wrong decision that turned society against him.

If I had all the money in the world I would bail him out of jail to help him escape the horrific fate that awaits him.

Otherwise in terms of what he will be charged of it appears likely that the second degree manslaughter charge will take effect.

As I said before it is my belief that he was grossly negligent to the situation at hand. And going with the court’s assertion that he did not INTEND Floyd’s murder, this is the fitting charge.

However I am a Christian who believes in forgiveness. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that he feels sorry for his actions.

However second degree unintentional murder likely won’t be charged because the Prosecution will have a tough time proving that “beyond a reasonable doubt Chauvin caused Floyd's death”.

I have always noticed that Hollywood and such do not show representation of Asians and other minorities. We could see more diversity from now on or maybe not yet?