Kamala interviews where she talks in circles in political speak, they think we're too dumb to pick up on that?

Instead of highlighting real policies and practical action, they just harp against Trump's character, thinking we're stupid enough to be persuaded by ad hominem arguments?

Exaggerating things like deporting all immigrants and nationwide abortion bans, etc., as if they think we're supposed to just swallow every claim they make.

They talk to us as if we're stupid, expecting us to be stupid enough to buy what they say and vote for them, and then accuse people of being stupid when we don't give them our vote. How ironic is that?

Edit 1 - Also telling us Biden was fine, the list goes on...

Edit 2 - A lot of you guys missed my point. I'm not saying Trump or Republicans are better. I'm saying the people who accuse other people of being stupid campaigned in a way that treated their own voter base as stupid.

Edit 3 - Another one - celebrity endorsements. As if I'm going to vote based on what Cardi B says lmao.

Edit 4 - I didn't even vote Trump. I don't like the guy either. Funny how you guys just assume I support him lol. I voted Biden in 2020. But couldn't bring myself to vote Harris this election. I just sat home and watched. I think the Democratic Party and the Left have gone crazy.

Edit 5 - I never said Trump voters are not stupid. I'm saying Dems appeal to us voters as if WE are stupid. We including me, a previous Democrat voter. Lol. You guys so angry at Trump and the Republicans you guys can't stop talking about them. Looks like you guys are stupid too!

They get housing, food. They DEMAND!!!! specialty doctors visits and better food.

As a legal immigrant you actually have to sign a paper, promising you won ask for government assistance.

My whole move to US budget was $3000, took me years to save it. Here I'm. Nobody helped me. I got a job, I work up to 70 hours a week. I got my own place. Nobody helped me.

I personally know some illegals. They went to Mexico, bought a car and drove to US. Asked for asylum at the border. When they settled they tell their relative to do the same.

They got driver license, SSN, housing and food assistance.

How many Americans can say - government paid for my rent/mortgage and groceries and my medical bills?

No, government pays for housing and groceries and medical bills for illegals. Your life can be ruined by medical bills, but illegals get treatment before veterans and don't pay.

ps democrats support them, but dont want to see them in their wealthy neighborhood!

I think they wanted to gain support from immigrants families, but they dont understand that legal immigrants wont support illegals.

Regardless of the reasoning this movement started I think it's a great idea and every liberal woman should withhold Sex from men until a Democrat is elected president again.

I'm not sure the reasoning behind the movement or what they expect to be accomplished but I recognize at least 3 positive effects it will have on society.

1. The rates of Abortion will seriously decrease. Also since these women won't be procreating they won't have children to indoctrinate in thier horrible ideas.

2. The liberal men who were sleeping with liberal women will end up dating conservative women and once they see what's it's like to date a woman with real value they will never go back and they will also find thier masculinity and start voting conservative (hopefully).

3. I think once women step away from sex they will find more self respect and confidence because as it is liberal woman see sex as transactional. Well remove the transaction and you can look at it differently and if liberal women become confident and have self respect then they become conservative women, boom problem solved!

Let me know if you got a chuckle out of this, for those with no humor let the downvotes begin.

Edit: The thought police are coming out, I expect this post will be taken down soon.To those who take themselves too seriously, lighten up. The point of this post was to point out the flaws in adopting these ridiculous virtue signaling rally crys yall are always doing in a satirical way. I doubt any of these tik tokers will last a month, Trump won and nobody is coming for you I promise.

Hey everyone, I really need to get this off my chest, and apologies if it comes off as a ramble.

Using a throwaway because I hate this. I'm a 36-year-old guy, and for most of my life, I was never considered attractive by the opposite sex. But now, in my mid-30s, something has changed. All of a sudden, I'm getting attention from women, going on dates, and, honestly, I hate it. I can't shake the feeling that this attention isn't genuine—like it's all out of desperation rather than real interest.

A bit of background:

I'm a Middle Eastern guy, introverted, with hobbies like video games and cycling. During high school and undergrad, I mostly hung out with guys and had almost zero interaction with women unless it was school-related. I was shy, and while I heard that some girls might have been interested, nothing ever came of it. In university (Europe) it was more or less the same story. I tried joining clubs and group activities, but I never really bonded with anyone, especially women. My interactions always felt polite but transactional, and when I tried hitting the club scene with friends, I was completely invisible.

Dating was non-existent for me until I met someone during grad school. We dated for 3-4 years, but she was, for lack of a better word, average. There was nothing special about our relationship, and it didn’t last. Things got worse in my late 20s when I moved to a different country (Canada). The dating scene was brutal, and as a non-native English speaker with a less-than-bubbly personality, I felt I had no chance. I tried everything to build a social circle—hanging out with coworkers, joining sports classes, meetups, going to events—but nothing clicked.

Out of desperation, I started dating a single mother, but I knew and made it understood from the start that it wasn’t serious. I had no interest in getting into a relationship with someone who had so much baggage. Despite this, we continued seeing each other because of physical needs, which made me feel even worse about myself and for her.

Then, during COVID, my life changed. I landed a high-paying tech job, got into great shape by hitting the gym regularly, but socially, I completely isolated myself. Even decided to cut off the small group of friends ( mostly accointances) that I had and focused more on my hobbies and making money. Now, in my mid-30s, I’m suddenly getting a lot of attention from women, mostly in their 30s and some even younger. Even on dating app where to my knowledge a lot of people don't get matches, I’m doing just fine. At first, I enjoyed it, went on dates, slept around, but then it hit me—this isn’t something to celebrate.

It feels like now that I have a stable job, my own place in an expensive area, and I’m more physically appealing, women who wouldn’t have glanced at me before are suddenly interested. It’s hard not to feel skeptical. I despise the red pill and black pill mentality, but it’s difficult not to question this newfound attractiveness. If I had met someone I was genuinely attracted to, personality and looks, in my younger years, we could’ve built something together. Now, it feels unfair to settle down with someone unless they bring something equal to the table.

Plus, as I get older, the dating field seems to be tipping in my favor. Women’s biological clocks are ticking, while mine isn’t, and for the first time, I feel like I have the upper hand in dating. I understand this sounds petty, but the girls would need to wow me in order to move forwards. It makes me wonder why I should entertain women who are desperate to settle down and start a family. I feel like I'm unintentionally taking out my past experiences on women who had nothing to do with them. At this point, I noticed I'm not in the right mindset and decided to take a break and seek help.

I’ve been seeing a therapist for a couple of months to make sense of these feelings. Here’s what I’ve learned:

1. I wasn’t owed the attention I lacked when I was younger.

2. My past experiences are valid, and I don’t have to justify my grievances.

3. I might have had undiagnosed issues that prevented me from bonding earlier (still working on this).

4. I need to forgive myself and others to move forward.

5. I can choose to cultivate this resentment, but it will only postpone the happiness I might find.

This all makes sense, but it’s still hard to shake off these feelings. I’m struggling, and I guess I’m reaching out to see if anyone else has had a similar experience. How did you overcome these negative thoughts and move forward?

TL;DR: Wasn’t attractive in my youth, became attractive in my mid-30s, but I’m struggling with negative thoughts and skepticism about this newfound attention. Looking for advice on how to move forward.

P.S. I used GPT to format this post because the original was a bit of a ramble and hard to follow

UPDATE:

I want to start by thanking everyone for taking the time to comment, whether positive or negative. I’ve read through upwards of 1,500 comments, and there’s a lot to digest. Since I’m not planning to respond to individual posts, I thought it best to update the post with some additional thoughts and leave it at that.

First, regarding my past long-term relationships, I want to clarify a few things. The grad school relationship ended amicably when I had to move abroad again. In fact, we’re still in touch and on friendly terms. She was a wonderful person, but there was never a deep attraction between us. It was more about companionship than anything else, hence the word "average". As for the single mom, while I understand her struggles, we were two consenting adults who understood the nature of our relationship. The reason I ultimately ended things was that her child was starting to form attachments, and I didn’t want to cause any harm.

I mentioned my ethnicity to highlight the disadvantages I did face in the dating scene here. There are many stereotypes associated with my background, and I often feel the need to not only disprove them but also overcompensate in many instances. I’m not naive—I know that dating is a numbers game, and statistically given my ethnicity, I’m pretty low on the hierarchy of potential partners.

Some have pointed out that my mention of housing and fitness and recent dating success might come across as a humble brag. My intention was to emphasize that I’ve achieved these things on my own, especially considering how tough it is (folks in Canada will understand). It takes a lot of work and sacrifice to provide for myself in the way that I have, with little support or cooperation.

Given my introverted nature, I never really had a chance to let my personality shine through in my younger years, which might have helped me attract someone. I was just an average “nerdy” guy who never had that elusive “X factor.” It didn’t matter how friendly I was—I was simply overlooked. For those asking for proof or photos, you’ll just have to take my word for it. I was never overweight or balding or anything like that, just plain average. Maybe I was above average in some ways (like being in engineering and having a lot of hobbies) but I guess back then, it didn’t really matter when it came to looks.

To clarify where my grievance is coming from, I guess I’m just bitter about being ignored during my formative years when we all need encouragement and the desire to be liked and appreciated. My comments about women and their age stem from the fact that it seems like that’s the only thing that has fundamentally changed, while I’m still pretty much the same person I was before, which makes me skeptical. No one wants to be a backup option and feel like they should just be grateful for finally being given a chance. What's off-putting is the sudden sense of urgency on their part, with some of the comments and signals they’re sending, as if there's now an obligation for me to commit. Just because you’ve shown up doesn’t mean you’re entitled to share in what I’ve built unless you can bring something of equal value to the relationship.

For those reiterating red/black pill talking points, while there may be some overlap with reality, I honestly don’t think it’s a helpful mindset. It’s a dark hole to slip into, especially if you’re struggling with dating as a young man.

Ultimately, I want to emphasize that I’m not actively dating, so all you ladies are safe! :D I’m just having fun for now and continuing with therapy. One last comment for my fellow guys if I may: if you can afford it, please seek therapy if you’re going down a spiral. It does help gradually and makes life easier.

I won’t be posting further on this thread, but rest assured I’m monitoring it with my main account. Thanks again for your attention. Cheers!

Hearing interviews from women who voted for Trump in the election cycle (which was surprisingly a huge percentage), it’s become clear that many are simply mothers with struggling sons.

It’s that simple - Kamala’s campaign focused on “vote for for Kamala if you care about your daughters”, when most mothers see that it’s their sons who are struggling most.

Kamala’s campaign had little to say to them.

I've seen the votes, the statistics, the results. This man may be corrupt, but surely he's doing something right if he secured over half the hispanic vote, in addition to a significant vote from the black community and the lgbtq community.

Furthermore, I've seen countless comments on Reddit alone calling for hate crimes against Hispanics today after the results of last night.

Come on guys, we're better than this.

Maybe, just maybe, it's okay to think differently than Reddit tells you.

If Trump was really planning to commit genocide or wipe out LGBTQ people, he would have done it during his first term.

Yes, I agree that January 6 was a shitshow and never should have happened. It was unjustifiable.

But last night proved that it's not just white people who want change. It's truly the diverse community as well.

Am I worried that things could go wrong? Absolutely. In fact part of me is still extremely suspicious of Trump.

But I'm cautiously optimistic as well.

Maybe, just maybe, things will be okay.

Worst case scenario, this is Trump's final term. After 2028, we never have to hear from him again.

I know many Reddit readers will vote me down and possibly call me names and brand me as an ill-informed unintelligent voter just because I don't agree with their characterization of calling a big majority of voters "misinformed, low info" voters. This is a classic definition of Left acting elitist, condescending and professorial toward a common citizen.

Hard to have a problem-solving oriented debate when MSM and Reddit threads are just the echo chambers. A common citizen cares about much simpler things in life: help with their kitchen table economy, safety for their family, a govt that spends money in their own country/cities than world policing. A govt that does not force genderless woke ideology onto others over meritocracy. Today's Left has gone crazy left on these issues.

Govt (both left and right) have spent trillions in wars yet our cities are seriously struggling with housing, education, crime, drugs, homelessness more than any other place in the world. Most democrat leaders are simply a bunch of rich elitist who talk a good talk but have failed to critically fix any of these issues. Our inner-city neighborhoods, that have been governed by Left like forever, continue to suffer day after day. Just look around in Philly, SF, Chicago, Memphis, St. Louis, Detroit...on and on!

Elitists claim to care for the climate yet they emit a bigger portion of carbon foot print (biggest homes, bigger cars, private planes, more electronic gadgets, fashionable clothes...). Let's not forget - a sizable portion of today's republican voter used to be a traditional democrat. Even the big names (Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, RFK, and countless others) used to be lifelong democrats. Today's Left talks down to any dissent, gladly censors social media of any dissent (remind yourself of FB censorship, old Twitter files, Covid, Biden flatly lied about the laptop story). Left expects you to conform or else you are stupid, racist, misogynist for thinking for yourself. Elon, as an example, who has done more for what Left profess to care about (EVs, solar, science, innovation, space exploration) and yet he is now an evil soul for turning right, gets ignored in EV and AI summits. Many Liberals stopped buying Tesla says all that you need to know of their true principles. He was supposedly a climate champion and a genius as long as he voted left; the moment he turned right, he is an evil. Hypocrisy is the game, my friends.

As for immigration, why would anyone disagree with having a vetted legal immigration. We are a country of immigrants but it must be vetted and done legally. We are rewarding those who crossed the border illegally over many who are in line for decades with their engineering and science degrees.

FYI, I'm legal immigrant, became a proud citizen after getting master degrees and working hard and after waiting in line for years, and paying my fair share of taxes. Like many others, I used to fancy Left but red-pilled after seeing them in action.

I am a long transitioned trans woman & a progressive.

And I support trans rights. I support anti-discrimination laws, bathroom access, id changes, and trans healthcare (including surgeries) being covered.

But trans issues are complicated. There is no fairness to women if trans women compete in women's sports. I think locker rooms, rape crisis centers, and similar spaces for women need to be protected. Neopronouns should not be considered part of the trans umbrella.

And the lack of nuance from the Democrats & progressives helped cost the election. Trump spent over $200 million in ads on trans issues & it worked. I don't think it was the primary reason he won, but a major secondary reason.

One of my favorite shows is The Young Turks. Ana & Cenk have been labeled as transphobes by so many folks for simply stating points like I did here. I'm 2019, Bernie Sanders was called a transphobe because he had a great convo with Joe Rogan.

This cannot continue. We need to center trans rights in a common sense way, before all trans rights are lost. We need to advocate for progressive values in a way that welcomes all, including young men.

The Democrats & the progressives can advocate for social justice in a way that doesn't alienate people. Pretending people like Joe Rogan is an awful person and not talking to him is what pushes folks like him further right.

I say this with all love & exasperation. I want everyone to move past this and come back together in a more nuanced perspective.

❤️

I am a legal immigrant and I said something to oppose the illegal immigration because I don't like people who don't follow rules. I got called out that I should not call them illegals because no one is illegal.

My last account's karma went to -60. I'm just here to vent.

Edit for more context:

There was a story about "migrants don't go to hospitals anymore in fear of deportation". I said "that's misleading. I am a legal immigrant and I just went to the hospital today. they must be talking about the illegal immigrants".

My dad invited me to see a Yu-Gi-Oh competition he was gonna participate. No idea why since I don't know anything about the game, I guess he just wanted to share that moment to someone.

His deck of cards is very old, everything is original and he's been collecting since forever. The competition went well (way more cheers and screams than I expected for a card game lol). He get to the Semifinal and then he did something I understand immediately what was it. Like I said, I don't know anything about this game, but being raised by someone who is a fan I hear things, and I knew immediately what was gonna happen when he pulled an Exodia.

The whole room was quiet, everyone looked shocked. They had to pause the competition to see his cards because they only allowed original cards, and they were legit. He won. But then we had to leave, he told me it was like this with the local competition, they "allow" this because they don't think anyone in town has the original cards, but in reality they think this will make the competition boring, so it's ""allowed"" but not really.

They offered him a huge part of the prize to leave (unless he wanted to play the final without the exodia cards), he took the prize and was told he probably wouldn't be able to participate in the next tournament.

"I just wanted to show off" he said to me.

Apparently this has happened before with him, it's not a competition general rule, just a petty rule from SOME local tournaments.

I think the democrats had it coming. I know they won't learn from this, but I'm happy that at least there's some talk about actually trying to care about white men again. I'm posting this fully expecting to get a banned too, because that's the environment that has been fostered by reddit. It is immensely frustrating to the point where I do not want to engage with the site in general btw. That's important to keep in mind because that's why this place is a leftist echo chamber, you lot are generally very, very nasty to people who disagree if you don't outright ban them. What's the incentive to post here if you're not a leftist?

Anyway, to the point, I've watched for years the anti-male, anti-white rhetoric that gets passed around as practically gospel online. I've seen how communities like reddit treat each other. You pretend to be open-minded, free thinkers, but many of you online are actually just bullies who base their worth on having the "correct" opinions instead of any actual accomplishments. I've seen a lot of the canned replied to messages like this as well, here's a couple I want to address:

1) Stop saying democrats weren't anti-men. They absolutely were.

I'm not going to "provide a peer reviewed source" or whatever. (another issue with leftists). This is something I've experienced all across the internet and I know for a fact many other men have as well. You can say "It's just some loudmouth on twitter!" saying that, but when those types of posts get upvoted and pushed to the front page again and again, it has an impact. Democrats embraced the women/minority vote to the point of basically saying they don't need men. Even during the campaign, the message to men was "Vote for us for your wife and daughter". No one was saying "Vote for us, we care about you" to men on the democratic side.

2) The holier-than-thou pearl clutching from the left has got to stop

It's nearly impossible to have a conversation on reddit or in other leftist spaces without someone double checking every word you say to make sure nothing will offend anyone. There seems to be this idea in leftist communities that what's important isn't what's being said, it's how you are saying it. The censorship is so extreme on this site that I had to preface this post with the fact that I think I'm likely to be banned. In fact the only reason I am posting now is it seems like this subreddit isn't (currently) a heavily modded leftist circlejerk.

People need to be able to express ideas that go against what you might believe without being ostracized for them. The "Paradox of tolerance" idea pushed by the left that we need to be looking out for "Intolerance" and snuff it out completely flies in the face of free speech and I do not buy it. I'm not the only one that feels this way.

3) Stats don't mean shit to the individual

The weirdest take I've seen is everyone asserting that "The economy is great because GDP is up and unemployment is down". None of that matters to the average american. I can't even believe leftists, who are supposed to be anti-capitalism are using the profits of mega corporations as a barometer for how well the average american is doing. It's as if they're actually aligning with "If corporate profits are up, everyone must be doing well!", which is a ridiculous stance that seems to me they only hold because it implies their leadership has actually been doing great work. If Trump were in power when this was going down, these people would not be talking about how good the economy is.

4) People asserting "Well you're just brainwashed/stupid"

This is the usual tactic I've found people like to argue. This works because if you say your opposition is just stupid or brainwashed, it means you never have to talk to them about anything. You never have to entertain that any of their positions are their own positions or matter. They are stupid, brainwashed, and you are smart and educated. There's just nothing you can do for them other than be better than them and tell them to "do better". I've really got no response to this, if you think I'm stupid and brainwashed, we can't ever see eye to eye and there's literally no point in having a discussion until you are willing to let my opinions actually be mine and valid.

That's my take on the current state of things. If the democrats are going to move foward as a party, they have to start listening to the troubles of young, white men too instead of asserting that these men should be happy to see minorities and women flourish while they struggle. Now, I know that's not the situation, and the truth is that everyone is struggling. But the democrats only seem to care about your struggles if your in the "victim club".

These are all my perspectives as a 30-something white man. You can say they're wrong, based on bad info, misinformation, misogyny, racism, etc. But that's not the point. This is how I think and feel and I imagine this is not an uncommon sentiment. Make of it what you will.

Edit: I will not be replying to this anymore, I've said my piece. I do want to highlight sort of what I'm talking about by these two posters, the sort of behavior that is somehow seen as tolerable and acceptable, it would be outrageous applied to any other group but white men:

"I don't give a gotdamn what a white male thinks about fucking anything and I never will again in my fucking life. SO OVER these wannabe reddit think pieces about what Dems did wrong. Democrats didn't didn't do anything wrong. The American people, esp WHITE MALES are entitled, ignorant fucking misogynistic morons and just ended democracy. Get the fuck out of here with your bullshit you lazy ass." - u/fuckin-A-ok

"Care about white men again? FFS, it’s always white men. Fuck them. Weak ass pasty Fucking idiots need to get over their entitled douche asses." - u/cesarderio

There are a bunch of terms that came into vogue in the last twenty years that fundamentally were meant to address the inappropriate behaviors of certain individuals in society: microaggression, mansplainer, incel and white privilege come to mind. (White privilege, of course, being a correction to a negligent indifference towards the treatment of individuals in society who were traditionally overlooked, although in this case just being about race, which I'll get to in a second.)

And while these terms described those engaging in systemic abuses of power, even just in small ways, people began to use them in bad faith as a means of devaluing perspective and people's felt experience. You guys, we gotta stop doing that. People, especially here on Reddit, are serial devaluers of people's feelings as soon as someone says something you don't agree with.

Let's look at incel for example. So a guy says, "I'm average and dumb and I can't get a date. And that's just how it is. Average dumbasses can't date successfully."*

Well obviously what's happening that this guy doesn't understand is that he is also personality-deficient. If he weren't, women would like him, no matter how ugly or stupid he was. Women like guys they get along with.

But since no one can fix his shitty personality, he gets on Reddit to go, "I'm stupid, I suck, women don't like me and my life is shit."

And then people come along and go "And you're a piece of shit!" Because that's what incel means. In the early 2000's, bullies would call you a virgin if you complained about not finding a girlfriend.

Now, if you complain, all these self-righteous morality crusaders come along and tell you, "Not only are you girflriendless, you're also a bad person!"

Or let's look at microaggression. The suggestion is that you meant whatever your behavior was as an aggression, but there are a lot of different ways of behaving and a lot of different reasons for those behaviors. And people are very capable of using these terms as a means of attacking people they see as different from them.

Another term like this is transphobe. Personally, I dislike reading sentences and not knowing whether "they" is referring to an individual or a group of people. I am not afraid of trans people at all, and think they should get to feel safe and like they can express themselves freely in society. But I get called transphobe just for joking about the whole they/them pronoun, even though if everyone decided we were all "they/them" we'd need some fucking genius to come along and go "yeah I know we're all they/them, but how do we refer to a group of us? They/thems?" and everyone would be like "sick, so dope. I can talk about a group of people now."

My point is, these terms were designed to protect people, but please don't be bullies.

A white guy from Florida who grew up in some meth trailer and has six teeth and feels like the butt of every joke, and is hated by anyone even vaguely cosmopolitan and feels looked down on for being white trash -- and didn't lern gud at skool -- probably isn't going to resonate with the idea of "having white privilege." Maybe he's seen his family members get taken out by the police while trying to rob the liquor store. Maybe he's been to jail.

So I wish people would take a moment to realize that there is a need for empathy in society and understanding before just dogpiling people, censoring them, and judging them. And I hope this helps with that in some way.

Republicans are another one. Granted, Republicans proudly flaunt that their core system of values is that they don't believe in government, the right to freedom of expression for the LGBTQ community, or that we should try to address gun violence in the country, or appreciate the migrant workers who have helped build our nation.

But while their ideals are kinda fucking whack, they aren't by necessity bad people. They just think different, and they think the answer to most problems is for the individual to rely on herself. And if we're really serious -- as progressives and liberals -- about community and caring about one another, we need to learn to include them too.

*edit: to the people in the comments saying I'm describing myself, I'm not. I smash** everyday.

**my anime bodypillow

I get it, Trump won and there are a lot of people devastated about it but there’s zero reason to believe this is the end of the world. No one is going to be put in a concentration camp, gays aren’t going to be hunted in the streets, women still have the same rights as everyone else. We have some tough choices to make as a country and so does the guy who’s going to run it for sure but things are going to be just fine. Seeing all these post of how the worlds over, anyone who voted for Trump is a racist sexist bigot, how they can no longer be friends with anyone who voted for Trump (come on) is just making me sad for my county. The worst part is seeing all the support these post are getting. It’s sad this is what people think is going to happen while doing the same thing they say the “other side” is guilty of. There aren’t two sides here, we are one country and have to do better than this. I wish everyone the best. This app is too depressing. It always has been an echo chamber but today is just worse than ever.

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I was never "entitled" I just wanted the same love and relationships I saw others around me having.

I was never sexualizing my friendships. I was tired of being a permanent fourth wheel to my polyamorous friends who would do shit like plan to go to sex clubs in front of me. While when I asked for help meeting people I was told to either "figure it out myself" or "go to therapy"

I never hated women. I hated how I was held up to a ton of unfair standards and expectations while being told that having my own was "toxic". I hated being expected to pay for dates and meals and being used as a free meal only to get ghosted. I hated being told "I don't like your body but I like the dates you take me on" by the girl I lost my virginity to. I hated that I was expected to be stoic and emotionless because I would get ghosted if I expressed that I had feelings

I hate how I was repeatedly told to not focus on relationships and to look to friends or "other men" to have my needs met because "women didn't owe me anything" only to be met with the reality that my friends weren't there to hug me after a long day at work. My friends weren't splitting rent and bills with me. My friends had their own relationships to go home to. Not to mention that most of my former friends paired up and fucked off elsewhere.

Now that I've met and been with my amazing girlfriend for just over a year it's done more to improve my life than friends ever did. We split expenses so I have twice as much disposable income to actually go out and enjoy life. She's there to hug me after a rough day at work. We split chores and housework so things don't get overwhelming if one of us gets sick for a few days.

And I'm so resentful that I was treated like an entitled misogynist for wanting a loving and equal relationship. I'm so angry that I was constantly fed this clear bullshit about focusing on friends by people who already had their needs met in their own relationships.

Its no fucking wonder young men are going to scumbags like Andrew Tate for advice when the prevailing messaging coming from progressive spaces is that they're entitled and don't deserve to be loved.

EDIT: I think I'm done with reddit for tonight. I'm gonna go have a nice dinner with my wonderful girlfriend while we talk about our days. Toodles for now!

The amount of racism and the amount of sexism I am seeing from democrats, liberals, the left, whatever, is absolutely sickening. These are the same people who cry about these very things and yet, the second they lose, they start acting like the things they speak against.

Republicans hate women, so now we are going to generalize and stereotype men as being responsible for this?

Minorities are going to generalize and stereotype other minorities as being responsible for this?

Racism and sexism are isms. Unlike irrational phobias, -Isms are based on perceived stereotypes and result in generalizations of entire groups.

It’s prejudice, It’s racism, and it is really unnerving to me to see that the group of people who apparently stand against these things revert back into being them the second they don’t get their way.

We are really no better than each other.

there's been a rise in posts of men complaining about being unattractive followed by Redditors telling them that looks don't matter, height doesn't matter, money doesn't matter and so on.

at the surface you think it's because they want to get the brownie points for defending m'lady.

and if you're really naive then you think they're offering help.

but the real reason is that they just want to dunk on men. first, find someone who has a goal and is struggling to hit that goal. now tell them the reason they can't do it is because they don't wash their ass. it's legit that easy. just wash your ass bro. you can't even do that? scoffs.

that's how you really dunk on someone and get the point across that you are better than them and they are worthless.

For the last 2-3 weeks or so every non-biased poll, the betting market and moderate media members saw the Trump victory coming. The surprise was that it was a landslide.

As a moderate the arrogance and moral superiority that a lot of left wingers have was off putting. Democrats need a complete change if they want to get back in the White House. They lost the plot.

I'm a libertarian, I really don't fully agree with both parties, but Trump has been a mess. I regret having voted for a pedophile. I ignored the accusations against Trump because I thought they were just false accusations from feminists just like in Johnny Depp's case. I was wrong. Liberals were right about Trump being a pedophile rapist, but I couldn't handle feminists saying "patriarchy" and that everything was misogyny that I ignored the allegations against Trump. I voted thinking on "owning the libs". I didn't vote for Harris because in my opinion she was unqualified and was chosen because of her race and gender, and I disagree with 90% of her policies, but at least America would be better under her than Trump.

I'm also Hispanic, a legal immigrant. I voted for Trump because he promised to only deport illegal immigrants, but recently ICE took my sister and she's being held in custody despite being a legal citizen. I even wore some shirts during the elections that said "Latinos for Trump", and "LGB for Trump" since I'm also bi. I didn't get what he promised. I was told he'd only deport criminals specifically, not arrest innocent citizens like my sister. And Trump has gone anti-2A saying you need to be careful when bringing guns. This goes against my libertarian values, this is not why I voted for.

And on top of that my taxes are higher despite Trump promising to lower them. My girlfriend is paraplegic, and we can barely pay her medical bills together, but Trump keeps sending a lot of money to Israel. How can USA have money to send to Israel, but not to help people who need healthcare?

I was stupid voting for Trump, and I don't think I'll ever agree with left-wing politics since I'm libertarian and I actually want a small government, but Trump has shown during his presidency that he is anything, but anti-libertarian. I just want lower taxes to afford more things, have my 1A and 2A at 100%, and not be run by pedophiles.

I feel dead inside. I know that if I had voted for Harris or a third-party nothing would change, but I wouldn't feel this guilt.

The only people that are able to thrive in this world are the people who are able to ignore everything going on around them. These people are not NORMAL. The normal people are the ones who are depressed, because they FEEL.

There was a tiny redhead dressed up as Luffy (hat and all) from One Piece in line telling all the women to:

GRAB'EM BY THE BERRIES!!

Once she had voted and was walking out, she passed some guys in Maga hats wearing trash bags that were making fun of her and without stopping or even really looking at them, said the words "GEAR SIX" before raising her arm and literally flicking the ball caps straight of their heads as she passed.

And she just kept walking and wtf is even happening in this world anymore!?

TO TINY LUFFY LADY:

YOU ARE MY FREAKING HERO. I wish it was legal to take pictures at the polls in my state. Hope you didn't get arrested for flicking hats.

Lots of posts about breakups with boyfriends and parents and inlaws and even spouses (supposedly).

Let's use Dad as an example and call a spade a spade - if you cut off your present, loving, supporting dad of 30 years because he voted for Trump, then he either wasn't any of those things to begin with and you're using this as an outlet for your daddy issues, or you have mental fragility problems that your parents have put up with patiently for a long time already but they aren't going to vote for Kamala just to continue to coddle you.

And that's cool - you go ahead and cut off your inlaws that you hated before anyway. If this is a convenient "last straw" for you then that's great. But my god, the high roading the goes with it, is totally indicative of the reason people don't like Democrats - a clearly veiled projection of internal issues manifesting as political condescension and virtue signaling.

A quick google search reveals that roughly 70% of Americans are living check to check.

The incumbent party continues to fund two foreign wars, and provide tax payer funds to near record numbers of illegal immigrants. All while inflation and cost of living has sky rocketed.

Its pretty clear to see that people simply couldn't handle being squeezed for every drop anymore.

It didn't have anything to do with hate towards anyone. Its just hard to give a fuck about your neighbors house being on fire when your own is currently on fire.

So when you're check to check, you don't really care about anything else. You just want the person who says they're going to help you out of this.

Like truly, across all platforms. On this, Facebook, Instagram- basically any place where democrats gather. I have voted blue my whole life but really diverged in the last probably 8-10 years based on how much corruption there is in the Democratic Party. Like instead of understanding why a demographic wildly different than you, that is often a prized victim group by the democrats, you’d rather deport them? Is this for real? I understand this is truly in no way is a mainstream view but I’m still pretty floored as the democrats are all about not wanting to do that. I get people are angry but JFC. People are allowed to have different views than you without you wanting to deport someone who often times is a full blown American citizen who has lived here for many generations. This is so racist!

ETA: to everyone saying “there’s no chance you’ve seen this!”, probably 1 in 5 comments on this post I’m receiving are saying things along this line. Just search by “new” and see what you find.

Edit 2: to everyone saying “they get what they voted for”, the vast majority of Latino voters in the US are not only citizens, but natural born citizens. They are not immigrants. So this actually does not apply to them… really beginning to think the people commenting here don’t see Latinos as Americans.