In this episode of Walt Right Perspectives I speak with Lirpa Strike (AKA April), an elder millennial woman originally from Minnesota and currently living in Northern Virginia.
The MRA is not dead for anyone wondering. It was always a movement driven more by middle aged or older people that directly dealt with the legal system. Not by the young guys trying to get laid or the snooty little shits like me that just like to be on the correct side of the argument despite having no real stake in it.
It is actually more of a global movement now than a decade ago and they have annual ICMI events[https://icmi2024.icmi.info/]. They have also had many small successes in various countries, like finally wining some funding for battered men, changing policies about rape and sexual assault in a few places but I would say that they still have a long way to go. It is a growing movement, it is just not in the spotlight as much as it used to be.
Thanks for having me on! I feel like I only half-answered most of your questions before I got distracted and veered off in some other direction, lol. It was a great conversation!
lol that is everyone, I never let anyone finish their train of thought before jumping to the next topic. You did a great job--this was one of the best discussons I've had on the pod thus far!
Your take on the first female president likely being a Republican is accurate, but I think you missed the obvious reason why. The swing voters Democrats need to peel from the middle in order to win are more likely to vote for a man, and the swing voters Republicans need to peel from the middle in order to win are more likely to vote for a woman.
Separate question: anyone got a time stamp for where Walt said something about Millennials echoing certain characteristics of Boomers, and Gen Z and Gen X sharing in ironic detachment/nihilism?
The MRA is not dead for anyone wondering. It was always a movement driven more by middle aged or older people that directly dealt with the legal system. Not by the young guys trying to get laid or the snooty little shits like me that just like to be on the correct side of the argument despite having no real stake in it.
It is actually more of a global movement now than a decade ago and they have annual ICMI events[https://icmi2024.icmi.info/]. They have also had many small successes in various countries, like finally wining some funding for battered men, changing policies about rape and sexual assault in a few places but I would say that they still have a long way to go. It is a growing movement, it is just not in the spotlight as much as it used to be.
Thanks for having me on! I feel like I only half-answered most of your questions before I got distracted and veered off in some other direction, lol. It was a great conversation!
lol that is everyone, I never let anyone finish their train of thought before jumping to the next topic. You did a great job--this was one of the best discussons I've had on the pod thus far!
Your take on the first female president likely being a Republican is accurate, but I think you missed the obvious reason why. The swing voters Democrats need to peel from the middle in order to win are more likely to vote for a man, and the swing voters Republicans need to peel from the middle in order to win are more likely to vote for a woman.
Separate question: anyone got a time stamp for where Walt said something about Millennials echoing certain characteristics of Boomers, and Gen Z and Gen X sharing in ironic detachment/nihilism?
30/31 min mark?
Nice job
The bird chirping in the background is distracting.
ambiance