The Loss of white Christian entitlement

[guno]

Connecticut shooting, white males, and mass murder


Speaking of strongly Conservative Christian areas, it's probably not a coincidence that almost all shootings of this nature happen in rural communities. Today's shooting is no exception. In America, conservative religiosity is most prevalent in rural areas. I think it's important to at least entertain the idea that strongly conservative religious communities which indoctrinate young white men into male superiority are breeding grounds for these kinds of criminals. The Conservative Christian model of masculinity and male power is simply not the reality of how America works today. Pretending that it's so is just setting males up for disappointment. And feelings of emasculation. And aggrievement. And... entitlement to revenge.



White men are having a crisis of both aggrievement and entitlement. One need only look at the 2012 election season to see less brutal but equally mind-numbing examples of white men going mad because they are losing their power. The "Republican Meltdown" is a perfect example of men who previously had all the control escalating to madness when that control was lost.

Until the 1980s, when semi-random spree murders "inexplicably" became the province of young white men, there was no need for young white men to resort to this kind of thing. Whatever happened in society, they would be the winners. These days, it's still not the worst thing to be a white male -- not by a long shot -- but it's not nearly as cushy as it used to be. Women's rights have grown by leaps and bounds in the last 30 years. Marriage has become more advantageous to women than men since no-fault divorce and custody policy favoring women have become the norm. We have... (gasp)... a black president. If someone grew up indoctrinated into the God and Country of the White Man, it's easy to understand how regardless of personal circumstance, feelings of entitlement and superiority could already be on shaky ground.

Connecticut shooting, white males, and mass murder - National Social Issues | Examiner.com

 

[PaintMyHouse]

White men have been losing ever since the radical idea that maybe everyone else also deserved a say in how their country worked caught on. Their loss they take out on others. That's what wounded animals often do.

 

[JakeStarkey]

My grandfather told me the time would come when "white men" would not have control of the government, and the USA would fall.

Love my granddad, but did not believe then and not now.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

And yet the huge majority of murders are committed in such cities as ny, detroit, and chicago.

 

[Pennywise]

To the left, "entitlement" is synonymous with hard work and achievement, building a society and reaping the rewards.

Only Europeans are stupid enough to create greatness and give it away to lesser peoples. It's our Achilles heel; empathy and charity. Such is what happens when feelings override sense.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

To the left, "entitlement" is synonymous with hard work and achievement, building a society and reaping the rewards.

Only Europeans are stupid enough to create greatness and give it away to lesser peoples. It's our Achilles heel; empathy and charity. Such is what happens when feelings override sense.

And Ayn Rand rides again.

 

[Katzndogz]

Liberals will like the rise of brown muslim entitlement much better.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Connecticut shooting, white males, and mass murder


Speaking of strongly Conservative Christian areas, it's probably not a coincidence that almost all shootings of this nature happen in rural communities. Today's shooting is no exception. In America, conservative religiosity is most prevalent in rural areas. I think it's important to at least entertain the idea that strongly conservative religious communities which indoctrinate young white men into male superiority are breeding grounds for these kinds of criminals. The Conservative Christian model of masculinity and male power is simply not the reality of how America works today. Pretending that it's so is just setting males up for disappointment. And feelings of emasculation. And aggrievement. And... entitlement to revenge.



White men are having a crisis of both aggrievement and entitlement. One need only look at the 2012 election season to see less brutal but equally mind-numbing examples of white men going mad because they are losing their power. The "Republican Meltdown" is a perfect example of men who previously had all the control escalating to madness when that control was lost.

Until the 1980s, when semi-random spree murders "inexplicably" became the province of young white men, there was no need for young white men to resort to this kind of thing. Whatever happened in society, they would be the winners. These days, it's still not the worst thing to be a white male -- not by a long shot -- but it's not nearly as cushy as it used to be. Women's rights have grown by leaps and bounds in the last 30 years. Marriage has become more advantageous to women than men since no-fault divorce and custody policy favoring women have become the norm. We have... (gasp)... a black president. If someone grew up indoctrinated into the God and Country of the White Man, it's easy to understand how regardless of personal circumstance, feelings of entitlement and superiority could already be on shaky ground.

Connecticut shooting, white males, and mass murder - National Social Issues | Examiner.com

Damn, that was stupid. Did it ever occur to these idiots that non white men are shooting each other in the inner city? Is that part of the loss of white male entitlement, whatever the fuck that is? Or is it, perhaps, something even more fundamental? Gender differences are real, and stuffing boys into a box designed to make girls better students is going to have a negative outcome at some point.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

White men have been losing ever since the radical idea that maybe everyone else also deserved a say in how their country worked caught on. Their loss they take out on others. That's what wounded animals often do.

You really should get over the idea that you have anything substantive to say on some issues.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

what happened to black Christians....?

 

[PaintMyHouse]

White men have been losing ever since the radical idea that maybe everyone else also deserved a say in how their country worked caught on. Their loss they take out on others. That's what wounded animals often do.

You really should get over the idea that you have anything substantive to say on some issues.

You really should get over the idea that you have anything to say at all? You parrot what you've been told to say pretty well though, most of the time.

 

[peach174]

To the left, "entitlement" is synonymous with hard work and achievement, building a society and reaping the rewards.

Only Europeans are stupid enough to create greatness and give it away to lesser peoples. It's our Achilles heel; empathy and charity. Such is what happens when feelings override sense.

And Ayn Rand rides again.

That's not Ayn Rand.
That's our Founder's who put individualism first and society 2nd.
Today the progressive have changed that to society first and individualism 2nd.

 

[CaféAuLait]

Connecticut shooting, white males, and mass murder


Speaking of strongly Conservative Christian areas, it's probably not a coincidence that almost all shootings of this nature happen in rural communities. Today's shooting is no exception. In America, conservative religiosity is most prevalent in rural areas. I think it's important to at least entertain the idea that strongly conservative religious communities which indoctrinate young white men into male superiority are breeding grounds for these kinds of criminals. The Conservative Christian model of masculinity and male power is simply not the reality of how America works today. Pretending that it's so is just setting males up for disappointment. And feelings of emasculation. And aggrievement. And... entitlement to revenge.



White men are having a crisis of both aggrievement and entitlement. One need only look at the 2012 election season to see less brutal but equally mind-numbing examples of white men going mad because they are losing their power. The "Republican Meltdown" is a perfect example of men who previously had all the control escalating to madness when that control was lost.

Until the 1980s, when semi-random spree murders "inexplicably" became the province of young white men, there was no need for young white men to resort to this kind of thing. Whatever happened in society, they would be the winners. These days, it's still not the worst thing to be a white male -- not by a long shot -- but it's not nearly as cushy as it used to be. Women's rights have grown by leaps and bounds in the last 30 years. Marriage has become more advantageous to women than men since no-fault divorce and custody policy favoring women have become the norm. We have... (gasp)... a black president. If someone grew up indoctrinated into the God and Country of the White Man, it's easy to understand how regardless of personal circumstance, feelings of entitlement and superiority could already be on shaky ground.

Connecticut shooting, white males, and mass murder - National Social Issues | Examiner.com

A hypothesis? William Hamby is an atheist I believe his view of "Christian Males" might be skewed.

What if my hypothesis is correct? What if the main reason these shootings keep occurring is that white men aren't handling equality very well?

.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

To the left, "entitlement" is synonymous with hard work and achievement, building a society and reaping the rewards.

Only Europeans are stupid enough to create greatness and give it away to lesser peoples. It's our Achilles heel; empathy and charity. Such is what happens when feelings override sense.

And Ayn Rand rides again.

That's not Ayn Rand.
That's our Founder's who put individualism first and society 2nd.
Today the progressive have changed that to society first and individualism 2nd.

No, that's Rand. They believed in both empathy and charity. Rand is the one who elevated selfishness to moral high-ground. That's why you like her, most teenagers, and those who think like one, do.

 

[guno]

Since 1982, there have been at least 67 mass shootings across the country, with the killings ... Forty four of the killers were white males



A Guide to Mass Shootings in America | Mother Jones

I think it will be getting worse with rightwing NRA kooks acting out at their perceived loss of white privilege an entitlement such as Cliven Bundy and his Ilk

 

[Quantum Windbag]

White men have been losing ever since the radical idea that maybe everyone else also deserved a say in how their country worked caught on. Their loss they take out on others. That's what wounded animals often do.

You really should get over the idea that you have anything substantive to say on some issues.

You really should get over the idea that you have anything to say at all? You parrot what you've been told to say pretty well though, most of the time.

I am not the one that said "White men have been losing ever since the radical idea that maybe everyone else also deserved a say in how their country worked caught on," am I?

 

[KNB]

Society has progressed a lot since the 1960s. Today, a person is not judged as much based on the color of their skin but on how much money they have.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Since 1982, there have been at least 67 mass shootings across the country, with the killings ... Forty four of the killers were white males



A Guide to Mass Shootings in America | Mother Jones

I think it will be getting worse with rightwing NRA kooks acting out at their perceived loss of white privilege an entitlement such as Cliven Bundy and his Ilk

Your point would make more sense if you had a brain because you would do something sensible like comparing the rampage killings in the Us to those in other countries. If you found that other countries had a preponderance of rampage killings conducted by white men over anything else, you would be able to argue that the numbers indicate that it has something to do with skin color.

Funny thing, I actually did that and discovered that the actual numbers seem to correlate with the actual demographic breakdown of the country.

List of rampage killers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There are some serious advantages to not being a bigoted fuckwad in debates like this. Unfortunately, you will never be able to take advantage of them.

 

[peach174]

And Ayn Rand rides again.

That's not Ayn Rand.
That's our Founder's who put individualism first and society 2nd.
Today the progressive have changed that to society first and individualism 2nd.

No, that's Rand. They believed in both empathy and charity. Rand is the one who elevated selfishness to moral high-ground. That's why you like her, most teenagers, and those who think like one, do.

Rand learned the idea from studying the Founder's.
That is what it means to have individuality first and society 2nd.
When the individual has freedom, they are free to then have empathy and charity.

 

[Erand7899]

Connecticut shooting, white males, and mass murder


Speaking of strongly Conservative Christian areas, it's probably not a coincidence that almost all shootings of this nature happen in rural communities. Today's shooting is no exception. In America, conservative religiosity is most prevalent in rural areas. I think it's important to at least entertain the idea that strongly conservative religious communities which indoctrinate young white men into male superiority are breeding grounds for these kinds of criminals. The Conservative Christian model of masculinity and male power is simply not the reality of how America works today. Pretending that it's so is just setting males up for disappointment. And feelings of emasculation. And aggrievement. And... entitlement to revenge.



White men are having a crisis of both aggrievement and entitlement. One need only look at the 2012 election season to see less brutal but equally mind-numbing examples of white men going mad because they are losing their power. The "Republican Meltdown" is a perfect example of men who previously had all the control escalating to madness when that control was lost.

Until the 1980s, when semi-random spree murders "inexplicably" became the province of young white men, there was no need for young white men to resort to this kind of thing. Whatever happened in society, they would be the winners. These days, it's still not the worst thing to be a white male -- not by a long shot -- but it's not nearly as cushy as it used to be. Women's rights have grown by leaps and bounds in the last 30 years. Marriage has become more advantageous to women than men since no-fault divorce and custody policy favoring women have become the norm. We have... (gasp)... a black president. If someone grew up indoctrinated into the God and Country of the White Man, it's easy to understand how regardless of personal circumstance, feelings of entitlement and superiority could already be on shaky ground.

Connecticut shooting, white males, and mass murder - National Social Issues | Examiner.com

A hypothesis? William Hamby is an atheist I believe his view of "Christian Males" might be skewed.

What if my hypothesis is correct? What if the main reason these shootings keep occurring is that white men aren't handling equality very well?

.

Then, you must also accept that the shootings in the inner cities is caused by Black men not handling equality very well. However, your hypothesis is garbage with no supporting facts.

There is usually a fairly clear motive behind every shooting, and I have yet to see one that states the shooting was caused by a White man not handling equality very well. Not to say that it is not possible, but if it does exist, it is very rare.