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Ok, this probably doesn't even deserve a response, but it's really late at night here and my judgment isn't the best...
You said: "but men no longer have the means to force women to consider a point of view different from the one they already hold or face consequences which the women find compelling, whereas women do have the means (sex) to compel men to engage in a meaningful way with the way women see things or face consequences that matter."
This sounds like you are pining for the days when men COULD force women...if that's how you feel, I can point you in the direction of entire regions of the world where men have that power over women. I'm not sure why you'd want to be in a relationship based on force, unless you're deranged. A relationship in which two people actually care for one another is actually much more fun.
What you're basically saying is that women now have enough power in this (part of the) world that men have to take into account how we feel. I don't really see what the problem is with that. That just sounds like two human beings interacting with each other in a respectful way. The alternative is what? That men can do whatever the hell they want and we just have to take it because we have no power at all? That sounds good to you? If so, let me refer you to paragraph three above, especially the word "deranged". I take into account what my boyfriend thinks and feels because I care about him, and he does the same for me, not because I'll withhold sex (which I would never do-- I like it too!) but because he cares about me. We're two PEOPLE. Having a reciprocal relationship. As equals.
I guess the good thing to take away from Anon's rants, ladies, is that Neanderthals like this apparently don't have much opportunity to get laid, and therefore there's a smaller chance they'll procreate.
