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you've got to recognize the tragedy here.

many young men feel like they're destined to go to the grave alone. they can't picture any chain of events that could lead to having any relationship at all with a women. they get angry and hateful which seals their doom.

yes, they should resist the urge to commit unconstructive behaviors. the fact is some of them won't.

really these people need to get past their traumas AND learn new skills; non-directive therapy alone doesn't work because these people need to develop entirely new software. I hate saying it, but people like Ross Jefferies have come the closest to identifying the needs of these people, but we badly need relationships skills training that's effective through the lifecycle of the relationship.

sexual harassers should be punished, but punishment doesn't get to the root of the problem; it's terrifyingly easy to be born into the wrong family and social context and to just not be equipped for the world of relationships and work -- yet that kind of family background is something you can't choose just like you can't choose to be black or gay.



this is gratuitous, but i want to thank you for taking the time to articulate your point. we need an alternative to viewing everything just in terms of one group of victims and one group of victimizers.




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