White men as victims: America's most dangerous fantasy
Thanks Mr. sonofseawolf. This article is complete nonsense. All I have to say really. © Provided by Salon Donald Trump Donald Trump Scott Olson/Getty Images One of the most popular lies being circulated by the Republican Party and the larger white right is that white men are somehow oppressed in America. To say that such a claim is absurd would be an understatement. To be white is to have access to unearned advantages in almost every arena of American society and throughout the world. And to be male is also to have access to resources and life opportunities that in general are de facto still denied to women and girls. By almost all indicators, men as a group dominate and control America's networks of power, influence, wealth and other resources. Of course many individual men who happen to be white experience life hardships and other disadvantages. Moreover, the group advantages enjoyed by men overall do not trickle down equally to all men on either side of the color lin...