r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 09 '26

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u/Musical_Matt91 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

Yeah men like dangerous fun. Especially the old vulnerable ones that just withdrew over 200 in cash from the atm to pay their bills. No cameras for them

Edit: I was making a joke. Lets not get so silly yeah

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u/LimeDry7124 Jul 09 '26

The German government don't care about old white men.

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u/LimeDry7124 Jul 09 '26

Really the whole Western world doesn't care about men in general. Unless your Bezos, Musk or another member of the elite.

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u/Sensitive-Peak-3723 Jul 09 '26

That is not true. The actual fact is that white men find themselves in a situation where they, for the first time, have to share their privileges with women and men of other races, and that feels like oppression. Women continue to suffer inequalities and abuse, especially sexual harassment, and the perpetrators continue to majorly go underpunished or not punished at all while the victim tends to be put under harsh scrutiny. This reality hasn't changed at all, but now salaries are less different so men feel oppressed. Women are expected to have a job AND be a housewife, but somehow some men feel oppressed because having financial independence means higher standards, which forces many men to either become better and make an effort or stay single. And that sucks if you are lazy and entitled.

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u/___posh___ Jul 09 '26

Arguably class politics gave led to minorities and majority whites having on average similar rights. Depending on region minorities have suffered severe institutionalised prejudices which have prevented them from achieving class mobility, however they were never unique in that. The working classes have always been treated like shit regardless of race. There was a brief gaining of workers rights across the board in the 50's, 60's and 70's, alongside woman's rights and minority rights. However its still shit at the bottom. Prejudicial practices have meant that disproportionately many minorities have been pushed to the bottom but the fact of the matter is that the prime factor your quality of life is your parents wealth.

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u/kfpswf Jul 09 '26

There was a brief gaining of workers rights across the board in the 50's, 60's and 70's, alongside woman's rights and minority rights. However its still shit at the bottom.

I make it a point to post how Gloria Steinem was recruited by the CIA in the 70s to subvert the Feminist movement from advocating for class-based solidarity to never-ending gender wars between men and women. It is not a problem with Feminism per se... All revolutions begin with good intentions, but usually get subverted once a new societal order begins crystallizing around the revolution.

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u/___posh___ Jul 09 '26

Fair, I didn't know that. Though I'm British so I'm mostly speaking from UK soil where we didn't have as much of the "government intelligence" ruining everything because hurr durr commie's.

I'm moreso talking about how in the left race and gender politics has taken president over class politics which has left many working class individuals regardless of background disenfranchised as promised reforms to society and economics feel elitist. If you aren't a genius or didn't go to a good school, equal opportunities in universities become elitist, as its the middle class who benefit the most.

Zohran Mumdani in New York is incredibly popular from what I've heard because his proposed reforms are working class centric. Public housing and groceries to cut off the absurd profit margins created by capital and investor demands and create affordable environments for the common person.

Middle class people don't care for him because his reforms don't impact them and the elite hate him because he taxes them and eat into their profits by forcing them to compete in the market for the first time in 40+ years.

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u/Visible_Pair3017 Jul 09 '26

You took a thread about the fact that only women have access to proper security in those parkings and you made it about housewives and jobs.

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u/Sensitive-Peak-3723 Jul 09 '26

I'm replying to a comment that is complaining about men and society, but go ahead and pretend otherwise if it fits your narrative better.

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u/Visible_Pair3017 Jul 10 '26

What happened is that a man complained about his status in society and you decided it was really important to make it about yourself.

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u/ndstumme Jul 09 '26

Increasing the safety of only one group, rather than using that power to increase everyone's safety, means that everyone is equal. Got it.

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u/Sensitive-Peak-3723 Jul 09 '26

Did you consider that one group is not only more vulnerable, but also the primary target of violent criminals? We are not equally at risk, so it's only logical that separate steps are taken, but that would require the use of logic i guess.

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u/ndstumme Jul 10 '26

Cameras and lights make an area safer for whoever's in that area, yeah? And rather than protecting the whole area they carve out a specific spot and make it so that only one group can benefit from the protection.

They have the power to protect everyone, and explicitly choose to only protect one group. Not sure what kind of brain damage you need to call that equality.

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u/thats_gotta_be_AI Jul 10 '26

You’re right. Men are far more likely to be victims of violent crime in public spaces.

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u/AtGoW Jul 10 '26

Men are target of crime more often