What are the reasons behind said decline of mental condition of men?
I highly suspect There is any incline or decline.
Did they even keep a tab of mental health of men prior to 1900s to make that claim?
Men have been shitty regardless of whichever century. Itās only now we have started making a big deal out of it.
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Just upfront these types of incidents are still statistically rare and the vast majority of men in the west are normal functioning people of sound health and mind. Itās a given that with population growth thereās going to be a higher number of individuals who can develop psychotic tendencies and within that group a higher number of people willing to act on it with large scale violence.
On exploring reasons, a big one I always hear is the growth of womenās rights and their increasing of their status in society, the rise of Incel culture correlates gender parity and the internet, being a modern tool, has basically acted as an accelerant in radicalizing susceptible minds. The subculture exists and we know it manifested itself through the Plymouth shooting for instance.
Media generally is another big one Iāve read about and the impact certain forms have on the male brain over an extended period. TV programming originally was designed to capture attention and maintain it for the longest period possible, we really donāt know the physical and mental effects yet, widescale 24 hr programming has only been a constant since 1970s.
I read somewhere that mass shooters in the US are basically in an unspoken subconscious competition with each other in seeing who can inflict the most damage in the most heinous way that is basically exacerbated by media coverage.
A point I always thought was interesting is the idea of generational degradation both socially and in terms of genetics. An example of this would be in the sense that weāre consuming more processed things, manufactured with chemicals and refined goods and this is leading to an unhealthy build up of additives in our system which in turn erodes cognitive reasoning over a long period of time. This isnāt an issue for most people but can accelerate violent desire in certain individuals
A similar point has been made regarding our access to drugs both legal and illegal in the modern era is greater than any period weāve seen before and consumption has increased.
I say these points purely to explore the topic, not making judgments either way
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God, thatās shocking
Yep. And and it has got worse
Thatās tragic.
RIP
This is my local MP, remember him coming round my house at the last election.
This is really shocking, I actually feel a bit rattled, truth be told. Goes without saying, but whatever your political views are, this is just awful. Hereās hoping the murderer gets whatās coming to themā¦
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Thatās fucked up. RIP.
Yet again we are now moving towards something normal being taken away.
We are going to need security measures brought in on things like this or more zoom stuff.
Itās not good this shit. Jo Cox situation all over again. Sad day.
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RIP.
This is awful.
You canāt be murdered doing your job. Makes you despair for society and what it is turning into.
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It will make the country (even) less democratic if itās made even more difficult for people to access their ārepresentativesā as a result of this.
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Jobs for the boys
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Heās been sacked already
You love to see it
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Cunt terrorist.
Needs lynching
Due to my political beliefs, I always found David Amessā voting record to be very unpleasant, to say the least. But one thing I will give him credit for is that he was a good MP for his constituents with regards to taking up local/individual causes. There are a lot of examples of him going in to bat for locals who got in touch about specific issues that really affected them. My wife wrote him a couple of letters and he (or one of his staffers, letās be honest) always responded in a thoughtful and considered manner.
I know this is basic stuff that MPs should do, but many just donāt, so I think it is to his credit that he always did. I canāt respect what he stood for ultimately, and how he consistently voted on issues, but on the micro level, he was one of the good MPs, I think.
Though I do have to say that I canāt quite get my head around Southend being a city. Itās been my manor for a couple years now, and Iāve never once thought āthis place screams city, I canāt believe itās classified as a mere town, something really must be done right awayā
Evidently, itās just a way to honor David Amess. But imo, it probably says something that some in Southend have spent so long trying to claim the status of a city and getting nowhere lol.
Can anyone tell me if there are any clear benefits to gaining status as a city? @sevchenko my man, I donāt know why, but I feel like you might have something for me here lol
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Articles from 2011 but hopefully answers your question.
tl;dr it means nothing. Its a status thing
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Sorry I genuinely have no clue, I assume itās mainly a cosmetic gesture
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Hmm, I wasnāt aware ācityā status could be applied for. Iād always thought that to qualify, a town needed to have a cathedral.