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I admit I'm not, but I imagine it's rooted in misogyny like everything that involves women in this country because I am having a case of derealization and I now see the strings that are pulled to put on this nightmare puppet show. LET ME OUT OF THE MATRIX!
I feel like seemingly evil behavior is usually just conditioned behavior. Ignorance and misunderstanding are more common than active malice. People feel threatened by something that contradicts the world they were raised to think was normal and correct, so they push it away. In somebody's eyes this makes them hateful and evil, but they're really just scared. Very few people in this world are in any position to call the shots. Most of just do what we think we're supposed to.
That tracks...
This is why I wish we lived in a world where God was real, then someone kind and wise would be running the show the way the show is supposed to be run. It could all be apart of the plan.
You're not alone in that wish. We just can't let the fact that there's no plan and no Daddy protecting us make us feel overwhelmed and powerless. Sadly I think this attitude was a tragic factor in the recent US election, when so many people couldn't get past none of the choices being good enough for them so they abstained in protest. Even if we're sick of choosing the lesser evil, we still have to or the greater evil wins. Equally true in a lot of personal life choices.