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Misogyny identified as biggest red flag for violent extremism (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 4 days ago by Quokka@quokk.au to c/world@quokk.au

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In short:

Young men are more likely to hold hostile attitudes to women than their grandfathers' generation, according to a new survey.

The research identifies misogynistic views as a national security issue closely linked to violent extremism.
What's next:

The research recommends misogyny and anti-feminism be recognised as a form of violent extremism.

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[–] quill7513@anarchist.nexus 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

glad academia's catching up to what we've been knowing out in the streets for decades

edit: i actually am glad. this opens up avenues to make permanent a lot of the anti-patriarchical momentum we've built in our communities the past few decades

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

Longer than that

Men who are inferior to their fellow men, are always most anxious to establish their superiority over women.

-Mary Wollstonecraft

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

we’ve been knowing out in the streets for decades

you're streets ahead?

[–] WatermelonPaloma@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

If you don't know, then you're streets behind.