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murielm99

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17. I call it that, too.

Tue Oct 3, 2017, 12:37 PM

Oct 2017

However, I see some older men with it, some who should be long past all that nonsense.

Maybe by the time they are old farts, serving on small town school boards, library boards and county boards, they have just devolved to the level of pissing contestants. We have to elect Democrats at these levels, too. It would help change the direction of many of our counties and states. I say this as a long time resident of a rural area.

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Talk about women's hormones if you want. But unhappy, angry men are the deadliest weapon on Earth [View all] CousinIT Oct 2017 OP

I call it testosterone poisoning. WhiteTara Oct 2017 #1

I call it that, too. murielm99 Oct 2017 #17

More than once I've seen discussion here about how PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #22

Angery, unhappy, raging people are dangerous. democratisphere Oct 2017 #2

Control and Fear: What Mass Killings and Domestic Violence Have in Common CousinIT Oct 2017 #3

I'm wondering if the girlfriend fled in fear WhiteTara Oct 2017 #23

me too obamanut2012 Oct 2017 #67

Um, and ask for the statistics whathehell Oct 2017 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Oct 2017 #4

or self-destruction... hlthe2b Oct 2017 #5

Yep Pacifist Patriot Oct 2017 #6

And doughnuts. Blue_Roses Oct 2017 #60

Post removed Post removed Oct 2017 #7

Because all humans would quickly be extinct? HopeAgain Oct 2017 #10

Men are better for capitalism thbobby Oct 2017 #8

Makes as much sense as blaming estrogen for drowning children in bathtubs Major Nikon Oct 2017 #9

I know, I know. 30,000 children a year offed by their mothers or unrelated women... Hekate Oct 2017 #18

Meanwhile billions of testosterone carriers somehow manage not to kill anyone Major Nikon Oct 2017 #32

Higher percentages than Women. I think you understand that, maxsolomon Oct 2017 #33

You do understand both percentages are minuscule, yes? Major Nikon Oct 2017 #34

Of course I do. maxsolomon Oct 2017 #38

That would be one option Major Nikon Oct 2017 #40

are they minuscule enough that violence is not a problem in this world? serious question; yes, TheFrenchRazor Oct 2017 #45

Evidently it's serious enough for some to blame an entire class of people Major Nikon Oct 2017 #50

Yeah I am surprised to see these kinds of biological essentialist arguments here. Willie Pep Oct 2017 #65

Not miniscule in my experience. Lots of friends and community members victims of: SharonAnn Oct 2017 #64

The OP was specifically referring to mass shootings Major Nikon Oct 2017 #70

You seem so oppressed. LanternWaste Oct 2017 #35

Some have elevated that game into a full fledged hobby Major Nikon Oct 2017 #37

Whaaaaaa! smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #54

OMG you guys, dude had a female accomplice !1!1!1! IronLionZion Oct 2017 #11

Feeling a little defensive, are we? whathehell Oct 2017 #15

I like all the issues people bring up after an attack: guns, race, gender, politics, mental health, IronLionZion Oct 2017 #16

Lol.. whathehell Oct 2017 #19

LOL! IronLionZion Oct 2017 #21

You give up? whathehell Oct 2017 #25

Bummer... because you really do look like a guy with a plan. LanternWaste Oct 2017 #36

The unhappiest, angriest, deadliest man of all IronLionZion Oct 2017 #39

"Of course there are female mass shooters;" and of course they are far fewer than the male ones. num TheFrenchRazor Oct 2017 #43

What's the solution to the global problem of angry dangerous males? IronLionZion Oct 2017 #46

Raising them with less entitlement. Squinch Oct 2017 #51

I was sure someone would have suggest castration by now IronLionZion Oct 2017 #52

Well you were wrong. Squinch Oct 2017 #53

Good luck with that IronLionZion Oct 2017 #57

Good luck with what? Raising boys with less entitlement? Could you make sense please? Squinch Oct 2017 #72

Whatever you want to do IronLionZion Oct 2017 #73

I guess you aren't going to try to make sense. Squinch Oct 2017 #74

Gotta agree. cwydro Oct 2017 #12

Wasn't Margaret Thatcher a woman? robbob Oct 2017 #20

Thatcher did send military to defend a delisen Oct 2017 #30

As a man, i agree. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #13

"White men have much to discuss about mass shootings." WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #24

"Imagine if..." Vermijelli Oct 2017 #41

I agree get the red out Oct 2017 #26

testosterone toxicity niyad Oct 2017 #27

We men have a thinking problem. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #28

Thank you for your insight, honesty, humility, and generosity, in sharing these revelations. lindysalsagal Oct 2017 #44

Thanks, lindysalsagal - like a lot of other areas, we have a lot of work to do. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #47

So true Blue_Roses Oct 2017 #62

Parents need to raise their sons differently SoCalDem Oct 2017 #63

I wish more people raise their sons that way. Auntie raccoon Oct 2017 #69

Thank you for your insight. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #55

Earned in the School of Hard Knocks, LOL. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #58

Well thought out post. Nt raccoon Oct 2017 #68

Women's hormones are nothing in the face of perpetual dick drive. n/t cyclonefence Oct 2017 #29

You betcha! redstatebluegirl Oct 2017 #31

ouch... as they say, admitting that there is a problem is the first step in solving it. nt TheFrenchRazor Oct 2017 #42

THANK YOU!!! Sparkly Oct 2017 #48

I've wondered about this for years. raven mad Oct 2017 #49

Exactly. We need a temp. ban on men buying guns until we can find out "what the hell is going on" ecstatic Oct 2017 #56

The gun doesn't literally make his penis bigger sharedvalues Oct 2017 #59

This guy had bought and paid for gf and friends. joshcryer Oct 2017 #61

Toxic Masculinity is an actual thing obamanut2012 Oct 2017 #66

People like me are sweet and innocent. Those "other people" are bad. IronLionZion Oct 2017 #71

Yes there are problems with over the top masculinity Kentonio Oct 2017 #75

No shit. n/t MontanaMama Oct 2017 #76

angry, unhappy, fearful heaven05 Oct 2017 #77

Any responsible law abiding feminist would keep her men locked in a safe IronLionZion Oct 2017 #78

Roar! Get it all out. bluepen Oct 2017 #79