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stevenleser

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24. Happy to agree with you sea...

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #13)

Thu May 17, 2012, 06:37 PM

May 2012

I dont know what motivated tech-smythe to be as upset as he is/was with women.

In my response to his troubling post about DV where he blamed the victims, I tried to gently walk him back from his opinion that "women have special knowledge about how to push buttons...".

But hey, he was wrong and what he said was pretty awful. I wish I knew what caused him to think that way.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Warren DeMontague May 2012 OP

You're reading that thread too, huh? WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #1

I agree with you. Behind the Aegis May 2012 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Upton May 2012 #3

Agreed.. Upton May 2012 #4

definitely agreed. opiate69 May 2012 #5

Seconded tech_smythe May 2012 #6

Pardon my interruption... HappyMe May 2012 #7

EarlG has PPR'd on of your regulars Kaleva May 2012 #8

one of our regulars? opiate69 May 2012 #9

he and lumberjack were the reasons for the forum. they did the work. seabeyond May 2012 #13

as I understand it, though... opiate69 May 2012 #14

you said you hadnt seen him here but two days ago. i was giving you info. nt seabeyond May 2012 #15

I know... wasn`t trying to start another flamewar opiate69 May 2012 #18

He was a repeat return troll who probably has other sockpupppet identities Warren DeMontague May 2012 #21

Happy to agree with you sea... stevenleser May 2012 #24

He's been here since at least Feb. Kaleva May 2012 #16

I stand corrected, then. opiate69 May 2012 #17

Well, your post made me question my own eyes so I had to double check! Kaleva May 2012 #19

an accurate analogy. nt lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #40

I would have alerted... ElboRuum May 2012 #12

I was sort of hoping we could educate him. stevenleser May 2012 #25

There were at least 4 repeat sockpuppet/troll/zombie disruptors PPR'd in the old Feminists group. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #20

I'm not suggesting that each individual here is responsible for all that's posted in the group. Kaleva May 2012 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2012 #30

well, if you volunteer to host a "safe haven",... Kaleva May 2012 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2012 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2012 #35

I strongly disagree with your collective guilt implication. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #39

After seeing that thread in H+M... ElboRuum May 2012 #10

Well stated, Elbo opiate69 May 2012 #11

Hi Warren MadrasT May 2012 #22

I will also add that i dont consider myself a "mens rights activist", whatever that means. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #23

I think that Liberals/Progressives should support all groups being happy and liberated stevenleser May 2012 #26

Your last paragraph is vital IMO MadrasT May 2012 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2012 #36

Uhh, yes, you are absolutely correct that men are discriminated against!! HuskiesHowls May 2012 #37

Agreed!! HuskiesHowls May 2012 #27

That sounds like a reasonable attitude. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #28

I agree (n/t) a2liberal May 2012 #31

I'm of two minds on the safe haven idea lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2012 #41

Deleting because this has been essentially answered. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #42