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Is it really this bad?

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http://www.infowars.com/the-war-on-men- ... er-attack/

"Men are facing a full frontal assault on their rights, health and culture like never before. The war on masculinity has never been so brutal – but it’s not a war being waged by women. The attack is coming directly from the top, as the establishment desperately attempts to emasculate and disempower men in order to force women to be more dependent on the state, thereby enabling more power to be centralized and aiding the growth of big government.
Here are ten ways in which the state has declared war on men and masculinity;
1) Falling Fertility
Sperm counts amongst men have significantly decreased over the last half century and particularly over the last 25 years. In some European countries, sperm counts have dropped by as much as a third since 1989. Part of the fall can be explained by exposure to pesticides, endocrine-disrupting chemicals like Bisphenol A, and the many other artificial horrors that increasingly pervade our water and food supply. Many have made the connection between falling sperm counts and the open calls by innumerable elitists to drastically reduce world population by as much as 95%. Research shows that underpopulation, not overpopulation, will be the major demographic crisis of the 21st century as a result of humans failing to achieve the replacement rate of 2.1 children.
2) Chemical Warfare “Feminizing” Boys
Exposure to phthalates, which are found in many plastics, is “feminizing” boys by blocking normal male testosterone and causing genital abnormalities, according to scientists. “Boys exposed to high levels of these in the womb were less likely than other boys to play with cars, trains and guns or engage in “rougher” games like playfighting,” according to a BBC News report. According to Elizabeth Salter-Green, director of the chemicals campaign group CHEM Trust, phthalates are a true “gender-bender” because they lead to a reduction in “male behavior”.
3) Degradation of Positive Masculine Role Models
Whereas 50 years ago, advertising, Hollywood and television was filled with examples of positive masculine role models that young men could look up to, today’s entertainment industry routinely portrays men as clueless and bumbling oafs at best (think Homer Simpson, Everybody Loves Raymond, Married With Children) or at worst as aggressive sexual predators. Since advertising is primarily aimed at women, men in commercials are also now routinely depicted as either being emasculated losers or stupefied morons. Young men consuming this content grow up thinking that it is acceptable and even encouraged to aspire to these character traits. In doing so, they are robbed of their natural masculinity and find it extremely difficult to attract well-rounded women, who are rightly disgusted by such behavior. The entertainment industry is largely controlled by men, again underscoring the fact that this assault is a top down trend that has little or nothing to do with the gender war.
4) Metrosexual Malaise
Second wave feminism was a creation of the establishment itself and at its core has little whatsoever to do with genuine concern about women’s rights. Radical feminism deliberately confuses gender roles and makes young men apprehensive about exercising their masculinity for fear of being seen as overbearing or aggressive towards women. This has contributed to an entire generation of “metrosexual” men who are promiscuous, unwilling to commit to a relationship and unable to fulfil a women’s basic needs for healthy companionship, destabilizing society and making it more difficult for women to find suitable long term partners with whom to have children.
5) Cultural Marxism
Establishment-controlled second wave feminism also advances the doctrine of cultural marxism, which claims that oppression emerges from patriarchal society and culture, and not the state. Governments love cultural marxism because it absolves them of blame. The true source of all oppression has always been the state, but by blaming it on men or western culture in general (which is primarily shaped by men), the state hides its own responsibility.
6) The ‘Men are Paid More’ Myth
The establishment promulgates the myth that men are paid more than women because of discrimination, feeding into feminist doctrines about patriarchal systems oppressing women in the workplace. In reality, the “wage gap” of around 19 per cent between the two sexes in the United States is explained by a number of reasons that have nothing to do with discrimination, including the fact that men work more hours and men seek less desirable jobs that pay higher. As a result, men account for 93% of workplace deaths despite being only 54% of the workforce. 94% of workplace suicides every year are also men. The establishment buries these shockingly high male workplace fatality figures because they completely contradict the myth that the jobs market discriminates against women.
7) The “Privilege” Trap
Statists, collectivists and their mouthpieces in the media and the establishment claim that western men (in particular white men) cannot express a valid opinion on any issue related in any way to a “minority” (such as feminism or immigration) because they have “privilege”. The “privilege” talking point is a stunt through which liberals and feminists attempt to shut down free speech. In essence they are asserting the ludicrous notion that a man’s viewpoint has no value because of the color of his skin, his gender or his country of origin. This is an inherently racist position, yet it is routinely used by leftists to shout down their ideological adversaries and silence male voices.
8) The Legal System Discriminates Against Men
In both divorce and child custody proceedings, it is widely acknowledged that courts heavily favor women and discriminate against men. Men are routinely hit with onerous alimony payments even if women are capable of working and earning a good paycheck. Men only receive custody of their children in around 10 per cent of divorce cases in the United States. The ironic thing about this system is that it has primarily been instituted by other men, emphasizing again how the war on men is being waged not by women, but by the primarily male-dominated establishment itself.
9) Masculinity as a Dirty Word
Dissident feminist Camille Paglia recently wrote a Wall Street Journal piece in which she warned, “What you’re seeing is how a civilization commits suicide.” Paglia was referring to how the emancipation of masculine virtues by the establishment threatens to create massive destabilization in society due to less and less men being able to fill traditionally “masculine” roles in the jobs market. Paglia points to schools cutting recess, the effort to deny the biological distinctions between men and women, and the left’s characterization of controversial opinions as “hate speech” as examples of how masculinity is being deliberately eroded. “Masculinity is just becoming something that is imitated from the movies. There’s nothing left. There’s no room for anything manly right now,” warns Paglia, adding that young men have, “no models of manhood.”
10) Domestic Abuse Against Men
Whereas women have numerous safety nets to turn to if they become victims of domestic abuse, men have virtually none, despite the fact that domestic abuse against men is a huge and growing problem. In the UK for example, 44 per cent of domestic abuse victims are male, while more married men suffer abuse at the hands of their spouse than married women. While domestic abuse against women is constantly highlighted by the mass media, domestic abuse against men is a complete non-issue.
Conclusion
A totalitarian society can only survive if the male population has been gelded, emasculated and disenfranchised. With this natural bulwark against tyranny removed, the elite can centralize power and pursue collectivist tyranny unopposed. This is why men and masculinity are under assault on every level – and why both men and women should join forces to fight back against this common enemy."
 
I shared the original article on my Facebook. It does seem excessive when so much info is put into one place; i even noted that on my post. Especially when a lot of that info is material that most of the general populace has never heard before. It can seem a little extreme to those who are completely clueless to what happens in the 'real world' outside their own private sphere of existence. Though some of the sources for the article were 'interesting', it is difficult to ignore such other typically trusted sites such as Forbes and Wall Street Journal.

Thanks, Nathan. Please keep sharing.
 
Yes.
 
Definitely. The government here is fast-tracking the career of women, prioritizing their promotion in the name of gender equality.

There is also the general presumption that men are more corrupt despite the track record of our previous woman president.
 
Yes. And has been obvious to some for many years. Interesting that it is finally finding its way into the news!
 
I don't think we're as gender-challenged as other times in history. For example I'm over simplifying but I'm under the impression between 100 and 500AD much the Roman male leadership was openly having relations w/younger boys/men and entertaining themselves (to death). That said (at least Americans) are VERY impressed with our entertainment and very self-absorbed (cars, house, security, stability, health, schooling, etc).
 
I think it is just the point that we are not the only, or the first, group in history to have such widespread dysfunction within our society.
Of course - two wrongs do not make a right :)
 
I think that we are missing the point here.
YHWH created us with male leadership/headship in place. Quite naturally, His enemy is doing his dead level best to destroy that system.
All of those who are advancing anti-masculinity are just being inspired by the enemy of our souls. I do not believe that they have an overall nefarious agenda, they do not see the big picture that they are working toward. They just feel the need to improve (change) something. (Did you wonder why a less-than-masculine football player is being celebrated? I mean, football is a MAN's sport, right? So, women in combat and football girlied down.)

You see, we were created in YHWH's image. If the biggest part of His "image" is that He is a creator, then guess what, folks? We also will try to create, to change things for the better. Without a righteous plan to follow we can and will get incrementally led astray.

The purpose of the Millennium will to be to put civilization back on course while the enemy is kept from interfering.
 
cwcsmc said:
I don't think I understand how Roman male leadership of the first centuries and their persuasion towards vise has anything to do with the systematic attempts of certain groups to destroy the male headship of families of the current time? Can you explain more?
I'm comparing the level of Godlessness now ("is it really this bad") w/Roman empire of 250 to 400AD - it's bad today but in Roman times it was worse. CWCSMC - I don't have empirical research correlating the two (vices, homosexuality or the disqualification of male servant leadership).

In guerrilla warfare the highest ranking officers are singled out w/bounty placed on their head. We shouldn't be terribly surprised Satan is doing the same - just standard operating procedure.
 
steve said:
All of those who are advancing anti-masculinity are just being inspired by the enemy of our souls. I do not believe that they have an overall nefarious agenda, they do not see the big picture that they are working toward.

This is somehow related to my question regarding God using both good and evil. Hitler was an extreme example but we see common people doing Satan's work daily.

I came across this article about people who don't know about the Gospel. Its gist is that we will be judged according to what we know and are capable of knowing. ==> http://www.letusreason.org/Apolo17.htm

Based on the precept, let's analyse the feminist movement in my country (sorry, I'm more knowledgeable in the local setting). The really vocal and organized advocates are leftist. Being leftist here doesn't necessarily mean being an atheist, a lot of supporters for feminism here falls under the classification of "Christians." I was one myself.

As Christians or believers, we believe it is our duty to make life a little better for everybody, especially for the underdogs. But as Christians or believers, we have to prioritize strengthening our relationship with God first, meaning we must not be content with following the basic tenets of Christianity but dig deeper (the capable of knowing part).

As we dig deep, we will know that everything is according to the mercy and grace of God. He can work with us and through us but we must work within His will, for the realization of His plan.

Deeper still and we know that there is a better world awaiting us and everything that is happening now must happen before we reach the threshold of that new word. In that world, everything will be run according to the guidelines of God and our Ruler will be ruling with an "iron rod."

I short, we can never hope to make things better in THIS world at an organized or institutional level without following God's guidelines, much less work against His guidelines.

Those who already knew should have known better.

Of course, we can always see the error of our ways and repent. But those who refuse to acknowledge the truth, are they not hardening their hearts in steadfastly supporting gender equality?
 
I am not "pushing" anything off until the Millennium.
The enemy has too much momentum for us to be able to stop the downhill slide.
To quote a certain "leader"; "Resist we much!". But we will not begin to win until the enemy has been bound. I will make my stand firm and it will affect a few, but we are not even a speed-bump to the enemy.
 
Sirs, as mere mortals and fighting by ourselves, we indeed do not stand a chance. Perhaps that's why we need make informed and concious decisions to choose and fight for the winning side? :)

I guess we are already doing that by believing in patriarchy as the Biblically-approved hierarchy in a marriage and family.
 
You know i've been saying for a long time that sit-coms nowadays mostly make all men look dumber than a baboon! And then there are also the chick-flicks, romantic novels - soft porn for women, mostly - and the ladies magazines with their quizes on how your husband or mate stands up to an impossible and unrealistic standard, so that the men always score as imperfect, often quite imperfect.

i found it hard to respect my Husband when i filled my mind with that junk.

also there's the "all men are abusers" movement - particularly among some "therapists"!

and the thing that bad boys are the most attractive so that nice guys really do finish last.

relationships in the world are having to face all of these - it's no wonder there are so many divorces! no guy could live up to all the hype about what a man is supposed to be these days and even a genius can't make it in the face of the "all men are idiots" media.

there is even a current ad on T V where a boy studies chick-flicks, etc to become the dude at school all the girls want!
i think Nathan is right.

on another note - just wondering if there is a place on here where one could find out the history of Biblical Families? j/L "Granny" Matrika / Rolling Buffalo Woman
 
Thanks for posting that, Nathan. That's a good overview/summary of what is happening on that front of the continuing war in which we are engaged.

Reading through that and the following posts, I was reminded of the situation of Wessex before and at the beginning of the reign of King Alfred the Great. It appeared then that the enemies of the Gospel/God's Kingdom would be victorious, but with the help of God this was turned around and Christian Reconstruction implemented - the fruits of which echo down through history to our day.

I would like to recommend this sermon: Alfred the Great: Warrior of Christendom - http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.a ... 1810103545

Now I wonder: Would Alfred have been so determined, if he had be a premillenialist? It is a very powerful tactic to undermine an opponent's will to fight. If the opponent can be made to ask himself: "Oh, what's the use?" If he can be made to think that he has no chance of winning, he is defeated.

Please refer to Rushdoony's "God's Plan For Victory: The Meaning of Postmillennialism" http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss? ... B009F0YV9W

I am not ready to concede defeat.

God's Kingdom come.
 
JayJ said:
"Oh, what's the use?"

Actually, sir, I've thought about that too. If I refuse to obey and choose to pick the losing side, what's the use of living? Death now or death later is still death. Might as well as end it now.

Concede defeat, sir? We're just warming up. :D

Even in death, we glorify God. Every believer the losing side manages to extinguish, that is already an extra point for the winning side. On the other hand, God doesn't take the life of those on the other side but patiently coax them to get over on His side. There is no way God's side will lose.

I know, that's an extreme example but it's really up to us to show the other side, who must be frantic at the little time he has left, that numbers doesn't count, faith does.
 
pebble wrote:

"Concede defeat, sir? We're just warming up."

That's the spirit! :-)

However, it seems to me that we need not so much another Alamo as more Edingtons and Nasebys.

Bearing in mind the lyrics to "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" ...
 
Thanks, sir. My flower.

If we are being watched, it means we (as God's servants) are making a difference already. Maybe not with government policies or social institutions, but with individuals. Like what Steve stated, a few here and a few there, and soon servant-believers will be all over the place (wasn't this prophesied?).

You know I'm not much of a Bible student but the guidelines regarding the relationship between a man and a woman, between a husband and wife (Adam and Eve weren't given a lot of time to stay as single) is in the early part of Genesis. It's like everything else follows, even possibly flows, from there. It makes sense that it is that particular commandment or guideline or whatever it is called that is getting a lot of resources from the other side.

It makes sense too from a military (did somebody here posted this is WAR? ;D) point of view. Probe for the weakest spots on the enemy's line and throw everything on those spots.

But we are going to hold that line, aren't we? :D

It's going to be over soon and we can finally rest.
 
pebble said:
You know I'm not much of a Bible student but the guidelines regarding the relationship between a man and a woman, between a husband and wife (Adam and Eve weren't given a lot of time to stay as single) is in the early part of Genesis. It's like everything else follows, even possibly flows, from there. It makes sense that it is that particular commandment or guideline or whatever it is called that is getting a lot of resources from the other side.

Indeed, and as Tom Shipley in his excellent work, Man and Woman in Biblical Law, points out this "guideline" is patriarchy. Woman was created to be a helper for the man - to help him establish and maintain dominion over the earth.

pebble said:
It makes sense too from a military (did somebody here posted this is WAR? ;D) point of view. Probe for the weakest spots on the enemy's line and throw everything on those spots.

Yes, exactly, and isn't it interesting that Satan attacked there first ... and the attack on that point continues with increasing intensity.
 
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