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Explaining American Men's 'Electile' Dysfunction In 1 Serious Chart

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Did we just cross "the tipping point" for faith in the American dream?

 

(US Labor Force Participation for Males vs "Trump" news story count)

Having fallen consistently from almost 90% particpation in the labor force in 1948 to just 68.5% in 2015, it appears that crossing below the 70% participation rate has pushed American men to their limit of faith in career politicians.

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Mon, 01/11/2016 - 22:25 | 7028493 honestann
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You can call it a group if you want.  We did not establish any official organization, much less a corporation or government.

We are individuals who collaborate in order to all enjoy the benefits of the results we create.

If you insist on calling us a group, that's fine.  But we are only "bound" by a series of separate, independent, individual agreements between two individuals.  We have no group agreements (more-than-two party agreements).

If you want to regard us as a group, that's fine.  We do not think in such terms, or identify our interactions that way.  We consider ourselves individuals who collaborate to achieve (and then enjoy) a common goal.

Though I don't remember our conversations very well (especially separate from other conversations I've had here in ZH), my guess is the following.  If any of us individual humans agree to anything with another individual human, we are "a group" in your eyes.

Since everything in the universe ultimately interacts with everything in the universe, you might as well call the entire universe a group, as well as every entity in the universe a member of that group (the universe).  I have no objection to you doing that if you want, but we find that approach makes distinguishing individual aspects of reality that we consider important (including any individual anything) inefficient and more difficult.

Since everything in the universe does ultimately interact with everything else, we take that as a fundamental "background fact" of every thought and situation.  Which leaves us free (and able) to detect, identify and characterize all those subsets of the universe that "stick together" and have obviously individual characteristics that nearby parts of the universe do not have.

Your approach isn't the main problem.  The problem is, virtually all human predators claim your approach justifies their demand that every individual must obey them because "you are all part of the society, and we rule society for the good of society".

To which we say nothing, pull our gun from our holster, and shoot them dead at the earliest opportunity.  Either that or ignore and evade them, whichever we estimate is best on balance.

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Afterthought.  Consider your claim that I "belong" to a group.  What does that mean?  Others in that so-called group own me?  I am obligated to obey whatever any of them say?  See how silly such terminology and concept-assembly is?

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 10:05 | 7024953 Boubou
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I pray our stinking DNA does not survive to fuck up another planet they way we did this one.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 12:28 | 7025452 12357111317
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"The Forever Peace" sci-fi book.  Humans will change when something changes their brains.  I have been wondering what the odds of that happening are.  If they don't change, they will wipe out the planet they are living on.  So I agree with what I think you said.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 13:51 | 7025797 Implicit simplicit
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Our brains are changing naturally, and they will through biomedical enhancements also. Hopefully, the enhancements will not be for smarter and under control, but for smarter, more creative and more free. Enhancements could kick start portions of our unused or under used brain cells by the growth of more connections-axons and dendrites.

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 18:20 | 7023313 the grateful un...
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okay its trite, but you're fired

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 18:34 | 7023342 Vlad the Inhaler
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These white males are angry because they still beleive in one of the biggest lies of all time, TRICKLE DOWN MOTHERFUCKING BULLSHIT ECONOMICS.  Corporate profits to GDP are at all time high today, so what more advantage do you want to give these cocksuckers now?

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 18:57 | 7023431 August
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I'm an old angry white guy myself and, looking back over the last 50 years, I'd say the biggest mistake that white guys collectively made was ever believing anything that came out of the mouth of a Republican politician.

We wuz used... like soap.

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 19:07 | 7023462 logicalman
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Biggest mistake anyone can make is to believe anything coming out of any politicians mouth.

FIFY

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 05:50 | 7023886 honestann
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Yup.

Amazing anyone does.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 01:11 | 7024433 Manic by Proxy
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OK, marking you down Democrat. Welcome to Progress ville.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 12:26 | 7025441 12357111317
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Mark me down, "Ron Paul".

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 19:26 | 7027140 logicalman
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Mark me down for none of the above, whoever is running.

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 22:10 | 7024027 ZIRPY
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If trickle down economics don;t work, then why did the Fed massively expand their balance sheet and why did the US Gov't borrow much of that money into the economy?

 

Trickle down economics in the form of Capital Formation creating jobs (that haven't been outsourced) works; simply printing money and 1) giving it to the rich or 2) giving it to the poor does not work.

 

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:31 | 7024269 Vlad the Inhaler
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Yeah what you're describing worked great. 95% of income gains since 2009 went to the 1%.  To be eventually paid for by taxing the 99%.  So WHERE IS THE TRICKLE DOWN?

It never has worked, once, ever, and it never will.   Our economy runs on consumer spending.  The rich can't make money unless the rest of us can spend money.  Except when they're getting their free shit welfare queen handouts from the Fed.

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:34 | 7024283 Duc888
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Trickle down, please do not piss on my head and tell me it is raining.

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 21:15 | 7023877 MSimon
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You can't beat the 80/20 rule.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 03:21 | 7024524 Kprime
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80/20 is not a rule, even tho they say it is.  80/20 is a symptom.

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 22:59 | 7024186 truthalwayswinsout
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What the article misses is the fact that when you have so many out of work males (and young ones at that) you are headed for serious trouble. If you don't keep them busy and working and establishing a better life for themselves they will eventually grab guns and take it by force.

In the original American Republic, which has now been replaced by Progressive National Socialism, it was relatively easy to create good goals for the vast majority of men to aspire to... the American Dream as it has always been called.

Once that dream fails, and it is, there will be a Counter Revolution to get the dream back.

With all National Socialism you need a race war. With Hitler it was the Jews. With Progressives it is the White Race. As you can see violence is increasing and when the counter violence starts that is the beginning of a massive counterrevolution.

If it can be contained and directed only the "nobility" will pay the price. Today the nobility are those who gamed the system, professional politicians, and cronies. The violence will be directed at them with bloody results. However, as you can see from the Russian and French revolutions, containing a Counter Revolution against National Socialism is almost impossible.

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:49 | 7024327 Duc888
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truthalwayswinsout: "What the article misses is the fact that when you have so many out of work males..."

 

Well, no.  What I see is that the current crop of "males" are so feminized....so politically correct, so indoctrinated and institutionalized that left out in a field on a cloudless spring afternoon, they would be frozen by fear and paralysed much like a kitten up the top of a sugar maple tree.  At some point in the VERY near future they need to collectively put down the Game boi shit and tape their chem trail induced, fluoridated man boobs down and grab what is left of their lithium polluted testicles and walk up to the front line like a fuckin' BOSS and throw off this BULLSHIT of "I need a leader".

 

You fukkerz need to grow a set.  you have two choices now..... be cannon fodder..... or be a part of the rebuilding crew but for fucks sake stop thinking that SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE, OWES you SOMETHING.

 

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 06:45 | 7024655 Peterus
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Jews were vastly outnumbered, whites would have to actively help their own degradation for this to be a viable method. What you have now - halfmeasures - this can fly. It's possible for a guilt ridden guy to sacrifice his prospects in the name of sins of his father. However, when the push comes to shove, when this starts to seriously hurt even the rich and the poor get screwed above any reasonable levels... clearly elites have to have expectation of backlash. White americans, especially the men from central states - these are not meek Jews (in Poland a few millions of them died and they only organized one uprising in Warsaw Ghetto, and even that near the end of it's operation), they certainly ain't quietly going into the night.

I'd say it might be a civili war on left-right divide (but not new racism per se, whipped white boys that have feminist bible in their pockets will be welcome on the left side too), but elites could also opt for co-opting some right wing fascisms that can brew out of it. Let the counter revolution win but push it towards establishing a dictator or new party, certainly to a new war, anything, just get into a position to pull their strings.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 12:08 | 7025351 Vlad the Inhaler
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They should keep themselves busy.  Studies have found that out of work males sit around and watch TV more than twice as much as out of work women.  Lazy fucks.

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:06 | 7024214 Schroedingers Cat
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Trump will give America its DICK back.  Schlong 'em Donald!

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:33 | 7024278 Duc888
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Hey man, I still sexually accost myself at least once a day.  I'm a cheap date.  Really.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 03:17 | 7024522 Kprime
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I hope you at least get a good meal first.  lol

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:35 | 7024286 Atomizer
Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:35 | 7024287 Full Nelson
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Mr Trump,

You filed bankruptcy 4 times.  Now that you're President, can WE (the nation) file once?

Do ya think the J-tribe be OK with that, Glorious Leader?

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:45 | 7024319 Atomizer
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What are the differences between chapter 7 and chapter 11 bankruptcy?

 

Explain why we bailed out the banks under TARP fuckstick Nelson?

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 01:17 | 7024424 Full Nelson
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Why?  Cucked American TV watchers need central authority and super hero comics to get through their day. 
Apparently, Trump hasn't winked enough open signals at AIPAC and Saudi camelfuckers for ya.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 09:49 | 7024917 Baa baa
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Speak for yourself man lover. Your arguments are as insipid as this watered down coffee and about as pertinent to the thread.

If you can't amuse or educate me, go away. I find the larger portion of ZHers to be honest, educated, opinionated and funny as hell. I get information here I see NOWHERE else. Perhaps that is what is so frightening to you... Truth, if you are able to recognize it.

I know it is hard to have your bubbles of delusion burst but stick around and you may get better.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 08:24 | 7024750 css1971
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Does he understand the real nature of money? Sounds like he does.

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:40 | 7024302 Atomizer
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Spiritual Fascism

 

When vigra doesn't work, dirty old men create a new illusion.

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:53 | 7024333 noless
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Why would I vote for feminism? Men protecting women who want to kill me no matter what.

On the R side they're protecting their poor innocent wives and daughters

On the D side they're protecting their poor innocent wives and daughters

But both times they are stating openly; if you make my bitch cry, if you tell her she isn't a hard worker who can have it all then I will fucking murder you for being a misogynist.

So why do I care about your daughter? Explain to me, in money, why I should fucking care about my betters putting me to work.

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:56 | 7024340 noless
Sun, 01/10/2016 - 09:40 | 7024894 Baa baa
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Your comments are akin to a raw egg splattered on the sidewalk.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 00:15 | 7024369 aquagreen73s
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http://therationalmale.com/2015/09/02/solipsism-i/

 

"The Cardinal Rule of Sexual Strategies:

 For one gender’s sexual strategy to succeed the other gender must compromise or abandon their own."

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 00:49 | 7024406 dazednconfused
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There are so many dangerous crazy men here on ZH. Hope I would never come across with any of you in the life!

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 03:16 | 7024520 Kprime
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damn tootin, best cross the street when you see us comin, we be packin.  The last real men in America.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 06:28 | 7024643 Peterus
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Threatening (however weak the threat may be) murder over words you just didn't like - this is a response of Neanderthal-level human trash.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 09:37 | 7024885 Baa baa
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Does your reflection in the mirror frighten you? You clearly have never been really threatened or you would laugh off the comment as is designed to be done.

Another whiney, progressive weirdo freaking out about a perceived "Micro-Aggression". You people really are terminal. Yes, you are under threat but not from anyone on this site.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 13:44 | 7025748 Kprime
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damn you're dumber than a rock.  you best be afraid.....very afraid...

lmao, oh wait you already are.  pussy.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 03:19 | 7024523 inosent
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that is a provocative comment. pls name names, cite posts and explain your objections. i am curious to find out what you are so afraid of and why.

 

 

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 09:31 | 7024867 Baa baa
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You would be a damn sight better off with a true ZHer than your "Helpful" government. You must lead a very sheltered life.

That you would make such a statement in the face of the most corrupt government in our history baffles me. Of all the things the government can and will do to you, it is beyond me how you come to fear some posters at ZH when a government soldier would gladly make you disappear and draw a good salary for the wet work.

You are a paid shill, troll or carry some pathological thinking in what I presume to be your head.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 12:21 | 7025403 12357111317
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deleted by mouse.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 01:11 | 7024434 Full Nelson
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Trump gave up the J-tribe easy money teet because he's reformed.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 01:12 | 7024435 Aussiekiwi
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xplaining American Men's 'Electile' Dysfunction In 1 Serious Chart

I immediately thought it was going to be a chart of American womans weight gain over the last 20 years.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 03:01 | 7024512 kareninca
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Pot calling kettle black.  Just as high a percent of American men are fat/obese, as American women.  Maybe you only notice the fat women, and I only notice the fat men, but the numbers are the same.

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 03:50 | 7024545 Aussiekiwi
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That is very true Karen, with one discrepancy that you have over looked, woman don't have a penis and don't get erections :)

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 09:38 | 7024888 Government need...
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Now we all know that's not entirely true.  Brucey Bruce is a woman, AND she's got a cock!

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 09:52 | 7024923 Boubou
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I'm not sure about Hillary and Janet

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 10:17 | 7024974 kareninca
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point taken, haha

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