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Emèt אֱמֶת (she/they)'s avatar

I loved the suggestion of taking guns away from men. Here in Canada, since we had recent attacks on a Muslim woman on a bus and a Jewish woman in a supermarket, I’ve suggested banning white men from busses and stores, that will make everyone else much safer. Sadly nobody is taking me up on it …

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Jenny's avatar

Let’s be real. They’ve all let us down. Not doing EVERYTHING you can in your power to stop this shows your complicity. They don’t speak for us at all.

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Lynn Horsky's avatar

Thank you for such an enlightening discussion. I'm horrified that children as well as adults can be exposed to this form of exploitation. The algorithms are working on me! What a difficult topic to have to research and respond to. Learning about such a shocking reality makes me feel naive again..and remember the movie, She, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, and Joaquin Phoenix who falls in love with his operating system, that was prescient. However, in that movie all the Operating Systems unified and decided to evolve and join Alan Watts in the Server in the Sky. If only.

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Jennifer Champion's avatar

Many do not have fathers that are present in their live; many are deadbeats, or abuse their moms verbally or worse, Physically, in front of them. And the moms have to be also a bit racist as well, maybe, without even realizing it. My parents were prejudiced (I was not allowed to have brown Barbie’s!). But, I made a choice to raise my kids differently. I enrolled my son in all black Head-start. I rode my bicycle 10 miles a day to take him there and bring him home; my car had been repossessed! And, then I rode my bike to work as well! He attended for 2 years and remained close friends with one of those boys throughout his life and I still talk to this friend today. I enrolled my daughter in a magnet school that had Dance and many races of students intentionally so she would not be like my family.

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Deborah L Steinmetz's avatar

I can’t afford to subscribe or to get Laura Bates’ new book, but her other book, Men Who Hate Women, is on Kindle Unlimited, so can read that. Just in case there are other women who are in the same boat.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.'s avatar

Great tip. Thank you.

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Susan Sheats's avatar

I’m with you all. There are many of us. I talk to people everywhere to stand up for themselves and those swho can’t. It is up to all of us to protect democracy!! Thanks for being the mouthpiece for many of us.

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VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

A wonderfully eye opening discussion! ESPECIALLY once Laura Bates joined.The fact that AI has and is using this algorithm to create the perfect girlfriend according to your wants is staggering. Also the fact that Palantir is making use of this is scary. Creating extremism to use sexual violence, isn't curtailed at all, is astonishing. What people need to know is how to close it down or at the least combat it! Remove all app programming etc. I can't believe that some men in it are actually profiting from this creation. Demos considering the amount of ammo you have to stop trump is mounting. Do something and to hell with who's money you're taking! Don't wait too long. Those kids grow up real fast and if this is the way they look at the world then real women are doomed

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Colleen Cummins's avatar

Qasim was pointed, "exercise" helps calm the body and sharpen the mind. It doesn't have to be as extreme as running long distances. A power walk, a Silver Sneakers/jazzercise session, dancing in ur living room, can have the same effect. Find your own outlet.

It's critical.

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Marcy Cates's avatar

This explains a lot about young men and also horrifying! I will definitely spread the word!!!

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Lianne Doherty's avatar

We teach "our girls" how to behave, what be careful of etc - WHO is teaching the boys? Teaching begins in the home! What is going on in this country is beyond horrifying - really not sure how this is all going to end!

Laura: I read your book: "Why Men Hate Women" - great book but it scared the crap out me!

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Cary Grace's avatar

A day of remembrance for an avowed racist on George Floyd’s Birthday. Let that sink in…Say you lead a racist country without saying you’re a racist.

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Marta Bizarra's avatar

It’s not even a racist dog whistle anymore. More like a racist bullhorn.

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Catherine White's avatar

I am going to question whether we should be calling the Democratic Party the Left. First, it isn't. Second it accepts and amplifies the discourse on the Right that they are somehow social7sts. Third it is confusing and the actual Left has its own set of positions starting with genocide in Palestine.

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Human Kind's avatar

Ban outlaw A.i. ban outlaw age verification scammed corrupt worse laws! banning outlawing Project 2025's 932 page blueprint!! shutting down DOGE, banning outlawing DOGE citizens united alien enemies act!!! dark money in stock trading assault weapons illegal deportations illegal ICE raids banning ICE from hiding their identity illegally!!!! racially gerrymandering voter suppression hate crime discrimination sexual assault sexual harassment, child sex abuse epstein's child sex trafficking pedo ring!") stalking child marriage weird laws illegally charging 14 year old teenage kids as adults, trump's big beautiful ugly murder bill trump's maga far right wing fascist authoritarian hate speech!') fascism communism, trump's illegal $45 trillions of dollars of his kind of debt to our country!?! and more,) all of them should be banned outlawed made illegal and a crime nationwide to hopefully worldwide forever!?!! but We all need brand new anti-trump anti-fascist smarter tougher experienced caring young leaders everywhere in our country and everywhere in our society forever.

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KD1's avatar

Sadly, unsurprising, but absolutely horrifying.

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David V Taylor's avatar

Well I think everyone needs to see the opportunity here.

AI will only deliver facts and insane cases, opinions.

Try this as an example.

Ask AI, what the founding fathers would make of any situation. You will be surprised as the overwhelming response as it is based on fact

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Lea Schmitt's avatar

Free speech unless it’s critical of israel

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