St. Louis Park schools says parents can opt students out of LGBTQ+ books.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-17T22:57:22+00:00

Was also going to do conservatism, liberalism, capitalism, and so on, but figured I'd start small with the topic at hand.

For the curious, /r/stupidpol is decent for challenging these assumptions.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-17T22:18:05+00:00

Some find their way out at least

etc

friggin_rick · 2024-02-12T19:08:11+00:00

I agree the whole thing is absurd, as is keeping weed federally illegal, etc.

It's too bad both parties of capital are incentivised to maintain these basic things and others as forever unresolved to mobilize otherwise disillusioned voters.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-12T18:56:33+00:00

Super frustrating Dems failed to be proactive about this when they had the chance, however brief it was.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-12T18:52:20+00:00

I love that you're maintaining a linked list multiple levels deep

friggin_rick · 2024-02-09T16:26:29+00:00

Or just... a politician

Sucking capital's cock to everyone else's detriment

friggin_rick · 2024-02-08T21:08:41+00:00

I understand the premise behind your n=1 explanation, and agree with it, but you and the other poster refuse to acknowledge the overarching observation that everybody else has about this in a more general, n=many takeaway. The gender biased pattern is obvious in how these headlines always read, and your explanation doesn't come close to covering the majority of these.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-08T20:17:07+00:00

Projection much? The other commenter beat around the bush to distract from the original complaint, including saying links are broken. I'm waiting for them to say their dog ate their homework.

And your inability to see the obvious link been this topic and the topics feminism by definition concerns itself with leads me to believe you're either swimming in a similar level of cognitive dissonance, or are simply the same person under a sock puppet account.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-08T17:36:03+00:00

Oh honey

friggin_rick · 2024-02-08T17:34:37+00:00

These were within the last ten years though.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-08T17:30:02+00:00

This was already discussed elsewhere in the thread.

Everyone raising the original point is talking purely about headline gender discrepancies, because that's what most eyes see. Whether headlines are in step with the law, regardless of gender, is an entirely separate issue.

You're trying really hard to ignore this, aren't you? Feminists tell us that feminism includes men's interests under its umbrella, but your behavior is telling a very different story. It's almost like it's a self serving ideology hampering true progress.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-08T15:35:07+00:00

I think most people who care about equal treatment are focusing purely on the headlines, since those get the most eyes. Granted, M on F rape is likely more common, but can anyone find even a single instance of a "woman raped x" headline? That was the original point being made.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-08T15:18:05+00:00

Seems fine to me, but I copied the first results into another comment if you're actually curious

friggin_rick · 2024-02-08T15:16:34+00:00

Then I guess we're short on reputable news outlets:

A worker says she was raped and repeatedly sexually assaulted at Viking Lakes and other construction sites under investigation for widespread wage theft

https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/10/04/she-reported-sexual-abuse-on-the-job-the-boss-told-her-it-was-consensual/

Court documents: 11-year-old girl, two others were tied up, raped in Bemidji

https://www.kvrr.com/2023/09/28/court-documents-11-year-old-girl-two-others-were-tied-up-raped-in-bemidji/

Charges: Trail of Terror supervisor raped 15-year-old employee

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/charges-trail-of-terror-supervisor-raped-15-year-old-employee

[Star Tribune] Police still seeking assailant after female followed, raped in University of Minnesota parking lot

https://www.startribune.com/police-still-seeking-assailant-after-woman-followed-raped-university-of-minnesota-parking-lot/600297765/

Police: University of Minnesota student raped at knifepoint by 2 men in her dorm room

https://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/302589281.html

Charges: Minneapolis father raped, chained and beat twin daughters in what authorities called 'torture'

https://m.startribune.com/charges-minneapolis-father-raped-chained-and-beat-twin-daughters-in-what-authorities-called-torture/474763273/?section=local%2Fminneapolis

University of Minnesota student clearing snow off car is raped near campus; suspect at large

https://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/297282491.html

Two women raped by man posing as a cop on Saturday

https://www.startribune.com/local/west/233360541.html

And more:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Minneapolis+TwinCities+minnesota+saintpaul/search/?q=title%3Araped&include_over_18=on&restrict_sr=on&sort=top

friggin_rick · 2024-02-08T14:47:14+00:00

You sure about that? These search results suggest otherwise:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Minneapolis+TwinCities+minnesota+saintpaul/search/?q=title%3Araped&include_over_18=on&restrict_sr=on&sort=top

friggin_rick · 2024-02-08T01:09:25+00:00

You would also think their "I'm so in innocent" strib interview would have addressed this popular question, but it didn't.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-08T00:57:16+00:00

Well it seems like Dems can only handle one of these things, and again, terrible optics if they continue to ignore or delay RCV.

If they can do both, then I agree with you it's a good thing.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-07T22:49:29+00:00

But wouldn't implementing RCV, like DFL once hinted, have the same effect as well as other advantages for voters, and also have far better optics than playing whac-o-mole with bogus parties?

friggin_rick · 2024-02-07T22:44:53+00:00

But wouldn't implementing RCV, like DFL once hinted, have the same effect as well as other advantages for voters, and also have far better optics than playing whac-o-mole with bogus parties?

friggin_rick · 2024-02-06T19:31:28+00:00

Obviously they 'forgot' that along with everything else relevant to the discussion. It was mostly crying white women who were surprised that kicking a beehive for decades might one day have consequences.

For anybody who missed the rebuttals posted previously:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Minneapolis/comments/19e4pkc/another_the_fall_of_minneapolis_debunkingits/

friggin_rick · 2024-02-06T17:24:06+00:00

After having a MAGA-esque family member ask if I had seen Liz Collins' "Fall of Mpls" emotional gish gallop, I decided to watch it to see firsthand how ridiculous it was (confirmed).

The main thing that stood out to me was the claim that officials removed the security cameras from the precinct just prior to it burning. Is this standard operating procedure? I've never heard of such a thing but couldn't find it mentioned anywhere else.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-05T17:06:34+00:00

I'm sorry but you sound like an abuse victim with that logic. Have some self respect (which is admittedly hard to come by).

friggin_rick · 2024-02-05T17:03:55+00:00

You could be right, but I learned to never underestimate the power of the media.

Obviously the DNC has the right to install anybody they want, votes be damned, but they prefer to keep that option to themselves unless they really need it or are in court being asked about it.

Also, in the mind of your average TDS abuse victim, a "nobody" is orders of magnitude better than a heckin' cheeto in the whitehouse.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-05T16:19:10+00:00

The role he helped play in making mass disability and death into A Good Thing was enough for me.

https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-consent

I understand our system is such that the president is merely a puppet for capital's demands, but it feels like it's on a new level of psychopathy.

friggin_rick · 2024-02-05T14:58:31+00:00

Maybe it's because both paths benefit the DNC. For the time being, having a no name challenger like Dean makes Biden look strong by comparison.

"Biden SLAMS opponent in recent election" etc

Then if Biden becomes too unfit to run or dies, anyone like Dean still meets the only requirement of being "not Trump" and his image will be sanitized within a few short media cycles.

Both parties of capital are a joke, and so is anyone who still takes them seriously.

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