So... a political activism group, here in Austin, posted a Washington Post article about "InCel" men - self-described as involuntarily celibate: "In the darker web corners, there are groups of these folks, who post misogynistic stuff. The article then linked a couple of vehicular group assaults (driving vans into crowds) over the last few years, back to these "InCel" discussion groups..."
Then there's the various hate groups out there, that take time to attack other races or other classes - claiming one or another slight caused by "the others"...and these hate groups are typically linked back to our mass shooters.
What I'm thinking is that "discussing in bubbles" online, via bashing others and expressing violent acts in retaliation... is probably not a healthy way of addressing one's grievances with "the others".. To me, it reeks of "punishment-based discipline" methods.
Unfortunately, I can see how some folks (some, but not all of them) may have been subjected to authoritarian parenting and/or abusive environments all of their lives, and therefore believe it to be the **only** means for resolving problems. (a variant of "you have to fight, to get what you want") (or... "gang members will only learn by being intimidated") (Or.. "we were paddled when we were in school") I think violence-based discussion (or might-based solutions) are ultimately divisive and fear-inducing and unhealthy for at least one individual involved in the scenario. (like distorting the speaker's reality, or harming the other...)
Encouraging abuse is not good for anybody.
Yet, abusers still do it, because they believe that they can gain power by reducing others.
...I'm not expressing all my thoughts and tangents, yet - partly to avoid long posts going in too many directions... but, I am interested if this post resonates with anyone.
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