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This truth and justice activism sure isn't for the easily daunted.
Before anything else, I'd like to thank Scott for his efforts in all of this. I'm not sure exactly what his role is with the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Men, but at the very least he disseminates information about it.
Thank you, Scott.
From Scott: The Commission continues to make headway in research on male suicide in NH, but little else appears to be in the works. Only two of the seven Commissioners showed up at April's meeting, which also hindered progress since a quorum was not present.
Maybe there was a chronological convergence of circumstances that prevented five commisioners from attending. Maybe they're just not committed enough. People who've read many of my posts know that I have precious little sympathy for men who don't emphatically fight anti-male hatred and oppression, especially when they're well placed to do so, and who are then bitten on their asses when the serpent whips around on them. It's a pity that the men's commission, from what I understand, has to justify its existence over the next couple of years. Two attendees out of a possible seven, as well as "little else" being in the works, may not bode well.
Despite this, there are reasons for hope.
From the article: These questions and more are what the state’s Commission on the Status of Men hopes to answer as it tries to not only understand the injustices men and boys undergo in today’s society, but also find some solutions.
Throughout this article, the author makes no apologies or equivocations when he states that men do face discrimination. That alone reveals how far we've come.
Let's hope these folks keep plugging away. Their efforts may yet prove to be historic.
Thomas
-- Creating hostile environments for feminazis since the 1970s.
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by Anonymous User on 09:05 PM April 29th, 2004 EST (#2)
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Yeah there's no doubt that this commission is a historical landmark and a ray of hope, and must be supported in every way possible.
Marc
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by Anonymous User on 10:51 PM April 29th, 2004 EST (#3)
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"This truth and justice activism sure isn't for the easily daunted."
Hang in there New Hampshire Men's Commission. It's really tough to get a toe hold and scale that hardened wall of feminist lies and prejudice that separates men from justice. Sometimes it seems hopeless, but others are with you.
I saw some homeless men lying around the supermarket where I shopped today. "Are they wearing T-shirts yet," I wondered? "Almost," a few more weeks and I can start handing out a few of these T-shirts. I thought to myself, "If they have to live outside where people are always seeing them, the least they can do is call attention to the way our government mistreats all men." I like to think I'm giving them a new T-shirt on their back, while helping to advertise the issues all men face.
Ray
(click) War on Father's & Men
(Please do not scroll up the page of the linked item(s). All the info I am trying to convey is only as the page comes up initially.)
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It would be informative to read the documented reason that the Coalition of Domestic and Sexual Violence gave for turning down the Violence Intervention Program's membership request. I'm sure it would be a masterpiece of sexist doublespeak that could probably fought in the courts--if we had the money. As a bonafide DV program (VIP), I can't imagine what excuse the CDSV could cook up to exclude them.
(Also, did anyone note the reaction of James Duffy of MMRC "who believes the group should stop finding where to place the blame for the problems men face"? What's with some men's activists? They are so afraid of being called misogynists that they're willing to turn a blind eye to the obvious. This kind of appeasement seriously weakens us.)
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did anyone note the reaction of James Duffy of MMRC "who believes the group should stop finding where to place the blame for the problems men face"?
Yeah, I noticed that. It's the the classic, half baked approach -- treat the symptom, not the cause. It's necessary to find the source of the problem, so we can strike the root.
Duffy also said, "I felt women were being blamed and that’s not necessarily the cause." Well, we all know, from our women's studies classes, that if a woman feels that something is true, then it must be true. (Sarcasm off) Either women were being blamed or they weren't. But Duffy equivocates, while still donning the robe of "protector of women." My guess is that women were not blamed but feminist organizations were mentioned as sources of various problems. If this is the case, Duffy needs to learn that there are many male-feminists and there are many women who are not feminists. The word "feminist" is not synonymous with the word "woman."
Thomas
-- Creating hostile environments for feminazis since the 1970s.
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Little typo,
Well, we all know, from our women's studies classes, that if a woman feels that something is true, then it must be true. (Sarcasm off)
should have been
Well, we all know, from our women's studies classes, that if a woman feels that something is true, then it must be true. I guess that's true for men, too. (Sarcasm off)
Thomas
-- Creating hostile environments for feminazis since the 1970s.
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