I'm shaken by my first encounter with radical feminism

I'm a guy who's active in politics, but I'm not that heavily involved in gender issues or feminism. I'm aware of radical feminism, but I haven't really engaged with it. Today I was at the local grocery store and there was a radical feminist group passing out flyers. I didn't ask for one, but the flyer was thrust into my hand by a woman as I walked through the parking lot. I took it politely, and I was ready to throw it aside, but then I realized that radical feminists are the enemy of the patriarchy that I hate so much, so I figured I'd read it. I'd engage with them if I could find common ground, or if I even thought they were a force for good. I read it as I walked to my car, and when I got in and sat down I really read it.<br><br>It was from the perspective of a man who realized that the patriarchy was actually bad for men. I had never thought about it before, but I realized that I have been living my life according to the patriarchy's standards. I have no savings, no assets, no women that want to date me, no friends, no life really. I have shaken the feeling for years of being inadequate and I realized today that it's because I'm not living up to the expectations of society. I'm not a provider or a protector of anyone. I am nothing.<br><br>I read the whole flyer, hoping that it would offer some advice on how to escape the patriarchy and live a life of fulfillment. The whole thing just talked about how men are taught to take advantage of women. How we are socialized to engage with the patriarchy and ignore our own feelings. How we are conditioned to not listen to women, to not engage with them as equals, to ignore or downplay their feelings. I started to get frustrated because I thought I was going to get advice on how to escape, how to break free. But it was all about how men engage with women. Then I read the last sentence, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. "Kill yourself."<br><br>Kill myself. I thought about it. It made sense. I'm living a bad life. I'm not doing anything good. The only way to escape the grasp of the patriarchy is to end my life. I thought about it, and then I started shaking and crying. I drove home and didn't leave for a week. I feel empty. I feel like I have no reason to live. <br><br>Radical feminists want men to know that they should kill themselves. That they have no place in society. That they are bad people by nature and should end their own lives.