This is why so many young men have moved to the right. When one side is telling you ur worth nothing you deserve this and the other is telling you your worth nothing this is how to fix it what do u expect people to choose.
This is why I believe the virtue we need more than any other is forgiveness.
To be honest, Iβd be all for legislation that makes a criminal record less damning.
Think about it. If you tell someone βWeβre not going to hire you, weβre not going to help you in anyway, and weβre not even going to recognize your basic humanity youβre a criminal and thatβs all youβll ever be!β
Will they aspire to better themselves, change how people see them, pick themselves up by their bootstraps, and try to find a foot in the door?
Or are they going to say βWell, if Iβm a criminal, thatβs all Iβll ever be and I have bills to pay, I guess I better rob a convenience store so I donβt starve to death.β
The former makes for a feel good story, but the latterβs going to be more realistic.
If you tell someone theyβre worthless because of X, then they will live up to the label. You need to BELIEVE in someone and give them a real chance to change their ways, we cannot be defined solely by our mistakes or we will always be the worst versions of ourselves.
And in the case of whatβs happening with men, theyβre not even being judged by their mistakes. Theyβre not even being allowed to make mistakes, for too many have already declared them guilty by association with the penis.
They say that men are afraid women will laugh at them, but the truth is, men are afraid that women will have them arrested for the crime of maleness.
This is why I will never call myself a Feminist, I prefer the term Egalitarian. For I will not stoop to misandry (As Modern Feminism has often been accused of, as boys are constantly left behind while their female peers are given a leg up), nor racism (Anyone else familiar with the term βWhite Feminismβ?)
