Men's Liberation
This community is first and foremost a feminist community for men and masc people, but it is also a place to talk about men’s issues with a particular focus on intersectionality.
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Recommended Reading
- The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, And Love by bell hooks
- Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements by Michael Messner
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Contrary to the pretty lies we like to say here in the US, "There's help if you need it/you matter/don't be afraid to get help" There are no meaningful resources to help those not attached to meaningful capital, and seeking help will almost certainly leave you with more problems than you started.
And if you're a man, you'll also be ridiculed for it.
We made a society that works against itself to the point that we eagerly send the biggest losers out to die of exposure under a freeway, of course screaming "time out please I give up I need help" isn't going to end well for you.
I wish at the very least we could be honest with ourselves and cut out the patronizing, cutesy lies that we say to absolve ourselves of the guilt of our society's cruelty.
Yall call this civilization? We might have spaceships and cellphones, however we can't help but crush some strangers head with a rock and take all their shit. It's just now its through the economic system or the justice system.
Instructions unclear, what should I do with this bloody rock?
I aint religious but Amen.
Medi-Cal is the state of California's Medicaid implementation. It is only available to residents of California and even within the state, its usefulness varies widely.
Unfortunately, you are wrong in this case. Medicaid coverage and funding vary significantly between states, as can be seen here: https://www.medicaid.gov/state-overviews/index.html
Coverage has improved in most states since 2020, but few states try to implement Medicaid as comprehensively as California, and several implement it as minimally as possible without violating federal law.
Yeah, Medi-Cal has a ton of problems (like paying healthcare providers way less than they earn from every other insurance plan) and its county-by-county administration is a bit wonky, but it has been a boon to me as well.
This is the sort of thing you'd only ever hear from a resident of California. I can assure you it is never so easy in a red state.
I agree with the first paragraph as my own experience with a much-needed year of therapy left me in debt
I disagree with the second sentence entirely. Even my very conservative father supported me going. There's tons of terrible men in this country but we need to stop perpetuating the myth that every man in the US has a fratboy mentality.