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YoungDemCA

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8. The post I was responding to could be taken that way by some

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 11:23 PM

Sep 2014

Apologies for reading into it too much.

Also, my comment was meant as an attack on the anti-feminist notion that "Men are violent, because science/evo psych/biology tells us!" I think most violence is learned, not innate.

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Statistic of the Day: 1 in 5 American men admit to domestic violence [View all] sheshe2 Sep 2014 OP

I am an American man and I was abused by a partner. Agschmid Sep 2014 #1

So glad that you got out, Agschmid. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #3

Such a sad statistic...... Tumbulu Sep 2014 #2

I suspect that, in the future, the science of brain chemistry and knowledge...and perhaps even.. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #4

I reject the notion that men are innately, biologically driven to dominace and violence YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #5

Who said that here? sheshe2 Sep 2014 #6

The post I was responding to could be taken that way by some YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #8

I agree with youngdem. boston bean Sep 2014 #11

Your words may very well be true. I was thinking that some men and women may be a lot more... BlueJazz Sep 2014 #7

I don't think it's about temper.... Agschmid Sep 2014 #12

Ah..Yes...your words are very true. I should have pointed that out. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #13

Thanks, Sheshe. freshwest Sep 2014 #9

... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #10

That's horrible ismnotwasm Sep 2014 #14

My guess wryter2000 Sep 2014 #15

Yes it was as was yours. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #16

Exactly! ismnotwasm Sep 2014 #17

I give you a lot of credit, ism. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #18

I posted this in GD. KitSileya Sep 2014 #19