I'm starting to think that everyone is retarded. Take this article for example:
https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.co...-to-deal-with-the-fact-that-you-re-1820410857
It states:
The scope and the pervasiveness of this culture of abuse and our roles in perpetuating it-and not "our" as in men collectively but ourselves specifically
We are all complicit. We are all agents of patriarchy, and we've all benefited from it. We are all active contributors to rape culture. All of us. No one is exempt. We all have investments in and take deposits out of the same bank. And we all need to accept and reconcile ourselves with the fact that, generally speaking, we are trash.
So, you might be offended by that as the article clearly states that if you're a man, you're trash. Period. Accept it.
However, to make it even worse is the first commenter to the article, that garnered over 400 likes, that stated (and I'll quote her in her entirety as it is so incomprehensible):
Wait, I think I get it. Calling yourself trash is how men deal with the fact that they actually like patriarchy and misogyny because it benefits them. So they show shame and that covers up for the fact that they still want dominance. If you say "I'm trash" and do a little performative feminism, you can avoid changing the status quo and get credit at the same time. That's what this is, right? Just like wypipo who come on here and performatively flog themselves as a last ditch effort to maintain dominance and still look like the good guy at the same time.
"I'm a man and I'm trash" keeps you in a superior position. You're the bad guy who acts. You're the agent. You have the power, you are the center of the discussion. Look at you, flogging yourself. You can decide to not be trash but it is all about you and your agency and you create reality. Right now reality is the spectacle of you calling yourself trash. No status quo change needed in this narcissistic shame show. Status quo change would require that you first STFU.
So, saying/acknowledging that your a horrible person, you've contributed to rape culture, there's no hope for you, etc. isn't sufficient. You're essentially not allowed to take blame or even acknowledge the problem because you're promoting yourself and perpetuating the problem. Instead, you're not allowed to say anything - that is the only acceptable response, except, of course, that you'll then be condemned for not speaking up.
This seems to play into the standard tactics of the far-left and overly politically-correct. You're immediately insulted and put on the defensive, and then condemned for anything that you say in response. It is not just the silencing of the far-right - it is the silencing of the middle, the right, the sane, the innocent, the common man, free thinking, etc.