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Alan Turing Likely To Be Given Posthumous Pardon
pegdhcp writes with news that the UK government has signaled its intent to support a bill that would issue a posthumous pardon to Alan Turing, who is known for his work in defeating the German Enigma code machines in World War II and widely considered the father of computer science. Turing was charged with and convicted of "gross indecency" in 1952 for being gay. He was sentenced to chemical castration, and he committed suicide two years later.
"The announcement marks a change of heart by the government, which declined last year to grant pardons to the 49,000 gay men, now dead, who were convicted under the 1885 Criminal Law Amendment Act. They include Oscar Wilde. ... [Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon] told peers: "Alan Turing himself believed that homosexual activity would be made legal by a royal commission. In fact, appropriately, it was parliament which decriminalized the activity for which he was convicted. The government are very aware of the calls to pardon Turing, given his outstanding achievements, and have great sympathy with this objective That is why the government believe it is right that parliament should be free to respond to this bill in whatever way its conscience dictates and in whatever way it so wills."
Boy, do you all have a small picture view ..
Okay men! This is clear. You may be the greatest mind in the world, and work day and night to advance science, literature, education, etc.
But if you are a man, you will be treated like one. No consoling, no consideration at all. At the time, not wearing a tie could get you fired.. so being gay!
Get this through your heads all. If you are doing anything, anything at all you do not fully enjoy and would not do on your free time, then don't do it for society, your wife, or your kids. I mean this. Your value must be first as a person, and then 2nd as a provider. Until then, and the misandy laws are changed throughout society, do absolutely nothing for anyone but your self and your kids, and your wife - if she is supportive.
AVoiceforMen.com is a good place to look to start to learn about how sociaty fucks you over, takes everything, and if you happen to live (with 20X death rate on job, many men don't.) If you don't start treating yourself well. Find a positive self identity not dependent on society or women or anyone else. The self identity that doesn't include the native spin all the women groups want you to believe, and constantly remind you over and over - don't rape, don't abuse, don't kill today. And ignoring the reciprocal problems for females.. women do rape, women do steal, women do abuse, women do most everything bad and nearly as often, or more often when looking at real domestic violence stats.
Think about this, especially if you have a son. I was a large 12 year old and was confronted numerous times by pycho fems who wanted to give me shit for some crap some guy did to them. This is the mentality you deal with daily, except most women get better at hiding it. This is an extreme, but every sweetie you kiss seems to have this entitled privileged immature princess who feels entitled to everything she wants, and you are just a tool she uses.
If looking for a good female mate I suggest you look to a women who was raised by her father only after some age, 5 or 6 when important crittical thinking and empathy are developing. She will likely see you and treat you as another human person. Good luck!
Pretty shitty. So before you get emasculated completely by society and women I suggest you get some perspective.
Don't forget .. there are never any false rape charges. Ever! And women never lie or are caught with thier pants down. But that's okay, his fault for waiting sex. Another ruined (2) lives.. I say 2 because that women will never, never, never be able to correct her mistake and because she is not charged no one sees this to learn from it. Lets see some parity in jail time and socially destroying consequences.. because the man with the rape charge, even if withdrawn, may never work again. And other tragedies, while her name is kept hidden.
So, my suggestion. Find a life you can enjoy without being the tool. It doesn't have to be lonely, there are plenty of men, and the unusual women (likely older) who to be close friends with.. but there are few, so please be willing to share her time with others. She is too valuable - well worth her weight in gold thousands of times over. Imagine ladies if you could be one of these women! The very thought that there could be two where I've seen one! The concept that I could find a women immune to the simpler life. And possibly real love might be possible.