The Us vs Them Mentality (Mostly in the west)
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:30 pm
So for those of you who demand sources for this, here are your fucking sources. I was driven to the brink of insanity providing these sources, only for them to be ignored, so here are your fucking academic and newspaper sources (Click link for academic and newspaper sources)
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Now this applies mostly, but not exclusively, to the western world, as other parts of the world have different factors.
So, in my opinion, and in testimonials of those who were radicalised, a significant factor is the us vs them mentality in radicalising people. Now, there doesn't need to be an actual us vs them mentality, there just needs to be a perception, (even an incorrect perception) of one. People hear about male privilege and the like, so what happens is that boys think "I'm not privileged, how am I privileged?" and turn to toxic masculinity which tells them that they aren't privileged, whilst girls hear that and think "ha, so that's why my life sucks" and turn to toxic femineity. According to this YouTube video which seems to be well researched, radical feminists and MRA activists are actually fighting for the same thing, just worded differently
So now this begs the question, what can be done about the us vs them mentality turning men and women against each other?
Things such as going on about "male privilege" is disgruntling men with their place in society. In my opinion, we can talk male privilege all you like, but just watch your wording, otherwise young boys will be lead to believe that they are made out to be the enemy and young girls will be lead to believe that they are by default the victim, leading to toxic masculinity and toxic femineity. Again, it doesn't need to be true, it needs to be perceived.
Other things such as affirmative action will make boys believe that no matter how hard they work for a career, they won't be eligible for it simply because they were born male. It doesn't have to be true, it just has to be believed to be true. Whether or not it's true is irrelevant as long as enough people believe it
So, let's talk about the us vs them mentality, do you think there's any merit to it, and if not, WHY NOT? WHY NOT? And what can we do about it? Discuss
viewtopic.php?p=40294720#p40294720
Now this applies mostly, but not exclusively, to the western world, as other parts of the world have different factors.
So, in my opinion, and in testimonials of those who were radicalised, a significant factor is the us vs them mentality in radicalising people. Now, there doesn't need to be an actual us vs them mentality, there just needs to be a perception, (even an incorrect perception) of one. People hear about male privilege and the like, so what happens is that boys think "I'm not privileged, how am I privileged?" and turn to toxic masculinity which tells them that they aren't privileged, whilst girls hear that and think "ha, so that's why my life sucks" and turn to toxic femineity. According to this YouTube video which seems to be well researched, radical feminists and MRA activists are actually fighting for the same thing, just worded differently
So now this begs the question, what can be done about the us vs them mentality turning men and women against each other?
Things such as going on about "male privilege" is disgruntling men with their place in society. In my opinion, we can talk male privilege all you like, but just watch your wording, otherwise young boys will be lead to believe that they are made out to be the enemy and young girls will be lead to believe that they are by default the victim, leading to toxic masculinity and toxic femineity. Again, it doesn't need to be true, it needs to be perceived.
Other things such as affirmative action will make boys believe that no matter how hard they work for a career, they won't be eligible for it simply because they were born male. It doesn't have to be true, it just has to be believed to be true. Whether or not it's true is irrelevant as long as enough people believe it
So, let's talk about the us vs them mentality, do you think there's any merit to it, and if not, WHY NOT? WHY NOT? And what can we do about it? Discuss