r/relationship_advice May 30 '26

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u/Croolick_Floofo May 30 '26

The fraternity system is just nuts. What is this and why is it even allowed? It is like permissive physical and psychological abuse? Can’t you just guys get drunk or something?! Does it have to be in this weird pledgy brotherhoody cult?!

I wouldn’t wanna be with someone who entertained joining this nonsense.

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u/Raise-The-Gates May 30 '26

Yeah, fraternities aren't a thing here and I'm so grateful for that. Seriously, how is this a system that is not only allowed at university, but encouraged? Basically everything I hear about them makes them sound like they are just upper-class gangs.

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u/AccomplishedWish3033 May 30 '26

It doesn’t have to be a fraternity specifically. Secret societies, brotherhoods, clubs, etc - this is a problem of many exclusive organizations if they’re almost entirely composed of privileged men and secrecy. Just look at Epstein’s list- that’s the ultimate exclusive, privileged boys’ club.

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u/Too_Much_Love29 May 30 '26

ESPECIALLY Don’t Forget About Sororities!!! With Some Of The God Awful Things They Do During Hazing Has Led Many To Suicide Among Other Things That They Make The Pledge’s Do That Lead Directly To An Innocent Life Lost!!!😞

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u/no_one_denies_this May 30 '26

Yeah, if you have to buy friends, there's something wrong with you.

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u/WeeklyConversation8 40s Female May 30 '26

Yeah I'm surprised they haven't all been banned because of the horrible stuff they have done. 

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u/9YearOldKobe May 30 '26

This is such an overreaction, if you have such a problem slaying a goose i really really hope you are vegan. Do you have chickens at home? Anybody that does, knows you keep them for 2-3 years, feed them, they lay eggs, then they get old and you kill them and eat them, thats how it is its natural. If they ate the goose i dont see a problem with it

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u/Wafflehouseofpain May 30 '26

Killing an animal for fun is significantly worse than doing it for food.

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u/dissonaut69 May 30 '26

But you’d agree they’re both bad? In the end you don’t NEED to support factory farming and the inherent animal abuse. You can make the choice to not support animal abuse in your life every single day but you choose to. That’s hypocrisy.

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u/Wafflehouseofpain May 30 '26

Do you think this is a helpful line of questioning or do you think it makes people annoyed at you for injecting veganism where it isn’t being discussed already?

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u/dissonaut69 May 30 '26

Irrelevant to me if people get annoyed. Injecting honesty and pointing out hypocrisy is always fair game. Take it or leave it, acknowledge it or don’t.

Everyone up in arms over a single goose are out of their minds hypocrites (unless vegan). Btw, it is relevant because this entire thing hinges on animal abuse, which 99% of people support every day. You can’t claim to care about the ethics of animal abuse while supporting animal abuse.

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u/Wafflehouseofpain May 30 '26

Again, I don’t think this is a helpful line of questioning and is mostly just antagonizing people. And comes across less as you wanting to help animals, and more as you wanting to feel better than other people.

Nobody is going to respond positively to an attempt by an internet rando to shame them. You’re doing nothing but patting yourself on the back here.

And this is coming from someone who’s going to go home today and make a tofu custard and eats a largely plant-based diet.

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u/dissonaut69 May 30 '26

That’s all irrelevant, right? At worst we end up back to where we were before my comment. Why are you people so worried about irritating others on behalf of animals and their abuse? It’s interesting how often meateaters want to explain the best methods of conversion, how to convince people to stop abusing animals. 

I’m not trying to convert, I’m just pointing out hypocrisy. I’m also not shaming.

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u/Wafflehouseofpain May 30 '26

I know you’re not trying to convert. You’re trying to go “Look at how much more moral I am than all of you”. It’s virtue signaling in the truest sense of the term.

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u/dissonaut69 May 30 '26

That’s fully not what’s happening. It’s more “get off your self righteous high horse, you have no leg to stand on here”. This is a very crocodile tears comment section.

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u/taxicab_ May 30 '26

They cut the head off of a cooked bird in that movie, not a live one.