Selected by the Supreme Court, actually. I wouldn't call him a dictator, tho, if that's what you're asking.

Are you actually comparing Chavez to Hitler? If not, you lose the internet for bringing him up.

Are you actually comparing Chavez to Hitler? Because that would be only reason to invoke Hitler here.

Well, I did call him a strongman. Controlling the media, system of patronage, I wasn't trying to heroize the guy. Dictator just didn't seem accurate.

American? I'm pretty sure warrantless searches, media blackouts, and wars without congressional approval are all pretty unconstitutional. Not to mention things like international coups and assassinations, which flout both US and international law...

Often! But since that is what I've heard, perhaps a link or fill me in on what I'm missing?

Um, Venezuela's elections have been praised by the UN and every independent transparency agency.

I'm sorry, but Venezuela has some of the fairest and most transparent elections in the world. Chavez was a strongman, sure, but dictator? Does that term really apply to someone who was democratically elected?

Sure! Can we trade? TMI, but I would love to know how the other half lives. I feel like if I could do multiple orgasms I would never, ever, leave my room again.

Here here!

You're projecting.

I am actually a dude tho.

As a male victim of domestic abuse, I couldn't agree more. I'm not sure why everyone took my comment to mean I'm some sort of man-hating uber-feminist or whatever.

Yeah, the fact that women are expected to do more of the housework and assume more of the burden of child-raising when both parents have full-time careers is kinda part of the problem.

An American woman has a 1 in 6 chance of being raped in her lifetime. An American male has a 1 in 125 chance of being murdered. If you simply look at overall numbers, you are basically looking at simple assaults, which do tend to be altercations between two males. I feel like that (quite common) construction of the…

I'd agree, likely that Clinton will take it in 2016. 1 out of 45 is not exactly equal tho ;)

Only if you exclude rape and sexual assault, which seems misleading.

Yeah, most people's lives are pretty shitty. But you definitely see some of the advantages. Here, this might help: http://kotaku.com/5910857/straight-white-male-the-lowest-difficulty-setting-there-is

Sure, some countries are less sexist. Progress has undoubtedly been made. And we will probably have a female president fairly soon. All good things. But I'm not sure you understand what "parity" means—when women are three times as likely to be raped, nearly guaranteed to face workplace harassment and discrimination,…