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Your opinion isn't dissent, it's the generally accepted view.

I am proud to have been the first to downvote him but I upvoted his response to you because you're wrong. I don't consider the time engaging him would take to be worth it but I disagree with it. I'm sympathetic to some of what some MRAs say but think some of them are vile people of the same ilk as Amanda Marcotte but on the other side. But the most important thing about MRA is that it's a movement doomed to fail because no one cares about men qua men. They might care about their personal friends and relatives but men as a group? No one cares. As such lift heavy, be awesome and deal with it as best you can.

This is pretty rude. You do know I can read your comment too? :D

> As such lift heavy,

Is this supposed to be a joke? That's really the best advice to deal with this situation that you have?

Whenever I see "start lifting", I can't decide if they really believe in it as a magic bullet or if they're taking the piss.

"This situation" is insoluble. As a man you just have to deal with it. That is all there is. Maybe one day family law in the USA and UK will be less one-sided but it will still be the case that no one gives a fucj about men qua men. You just have to keep going.

Run, lift, meditate, keep a gratitude journal but just keep going.

You expect someone else to fight your battles? Of course nobody cares. You have to make them care. It takes a lot of effort to get a message heard by people, to make any kind of change. A lot of work, and a lot of humiliation. If you don't want to do it, fine, but, as the (I think) Chinese saying says, the one who does not think it can be done should not be interrupting those doing it. (Well, not much is being done in this particular case, but I like the saying...)

Not here it isn't.

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