Self Responsibility

[PRichardParticipant 206]

Today, I was asked about a post of a man sharing his nostalgia for what women use to be, and the real, quiet power they held. It’s by an old friend, and feminist, TERRIFIED of what they all see coming and cannot avoid. The Exodus.

I shared what I could without tipping my hand. I’ve learned quickly to ask leading questions and make few opinionated statements. The conversation ended in me agreeing with an unpopular opinion among groups such as “MGTOW Reddit”.

Note: Please, before thinking that I am creating issues, look at my little bit of history here. I am simply holding myself to a higher standard.

Let me start with a leading question, then. Do you see the statement that men are domestically abused as well, a form of victim-hood?

The images above depict REAL issues that we have no control over. They are sometimes funny, in a way that makes us laugh due to an uncomfortable situation, and mostly sobering. However, I come from a poor upbringing. I watched a lot of COPS, in person, and on the television. I do not know what it is like in nicer neighborhoods, but if the police were called due to domestic violence, EVERYBODY went to jail. Some neighbor ran over and pretended to be family to keep the kids out of the system (the same one the women now trust, as there is no expectation of accountability).

This was 15 – 20 years ago. I know now that an accusation is a witch hunt. Absolutely. However, I remember watching Jerry Springer episodes. Hell, I still turn it on occasionally to watch the “You are NOT the father” dances. And when two men weren’t duking it out over their sister, occasionally a woman returning to an abusive situation took the screen. This always disgusted me. How can you go back to that environment, having curbed all the decent guys and wound up with Mr. Hat Backwards, and ignore the abuse to you AND your children? She had a choice. She had many. And instead of being asked to take responsibility, and to take a road, she counted on the “kindness” of others to pay for more programs and special treatment so that she was never… accountable.

When you hear a man whine about domestic abuse, does this not come to mind? I personally think we are better.

While thinking about this, I spent my lunch at Taco Bell (I know, I need to work on myself a bit) and overheard a land whale behind the counter sneering and joking about how she takes her man’s money when she gets home to a male customer who was giving that polite, stop talking to me smile. There was a time when this behavior would have angered me.

But I laughed. And I thought of you guys. And I walked on Cloud 9 all day because I realized that I had made it through the anger phase. (Thank you.)

You taught me I had a choice. You have no idea what an eye opener such a simple fact as “you do not have to gain the approval” was for me a little more than a year ago. It was like “The Cave” allegory. And as I stood there with a smile on my face, I knew it was because I had a secret. The secret? That I have a choice.

YOU gave that to me. All of the posters, the older gentlemen willing to share and the content creators made this knowledge accessible. It’s even easy to run across Googling for dating tips (literally what got me here). Now, I’ve never been religious, but I know enough to know that Christians believe that once you are given the word of Christ, you are responsible for adhering to it.

We are adaptable. We are men of tools. We analyze risk. We can stand together, or alone.

By now you know where I am going with this. So, do you believe that once a man learns he can go his own way, that he is then COMPLETELY responsible for any future consequences?

I’ll leave you with a smile, and go pour through the last few days’ posts. #Realmayonnaise

If what you are doing is working, do not change a thing.

[Anonymous 42]

Floyd summed it up pretty good in run like hell!

[AntipathyParticipant 4901]

lol @ bottom pic 🙂

Great post Richard, and by the way, the top 3 pics are not a joke, for you lurkers. Look at the male vs female sentencing and incarceration rate, women get section 8, welfare, food stamps, and donations when going through a rough patch, men get arrested and imprisoned instead. And yes, male suicide is the 7th leading cause of death for males, it is the ignored epidemic. The only times we ever hear about mens mental health, is when a male celebrity kills themselves, or a “lone wolf” picks up a weapon and goes off the deep end.

[AttonParticipant]

Today, I was asked about a post of a man sharing his nostalgia for what women use to be, and the real, quiet power they held. It’s by an old friend, and feminist, TERRIFIED of what they all see coming and cannot avoid. The Exodus.

They have failed

A MGTOW is a man who is not a woman's bitch!

[Anonymous 38]

This s~~~ needs to go viral. It’s time for ordinary men to start waking the f~~~ up.

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