Alas, in the U.S. we are experiencing the rise of the celebration of weakness. Strength and confidence are suspect while the tremulous and pathetic are venerated. This turn can be traced back to many origins. Men in general and white men in particular are held in very low esteem, assumed to be members of an oppressive patriarchy, rather …
Alas, in the U.S. we are experiencing the rise of the celebration of weakness. Strength and confidence are suspect while the tremulous and pathetic are venerated. This turn can be traced back to many origins. Men in general and white men in particular are held in very low esteem, assumed to be members of an oppressive patriarchy, rather than the workers, hunters, gatherers, and protectors we used to respect and rely upon.
In my opinion, the Covid lockdowns contributed mightily to this new definition of the American Spirit. Where we used to be bold, adventurous, and courageous (Live Free or Die, By Valor and Arms, The People Rule, Justice for All), we now celebrate the timid, weak, and withdrawn (hide under your beds, stay home, they're in "My Bubble," "Stay Safe!").
We still haven't fully emerged, wall-eyed and blinking, into the sunlight post-Covid. Let's just all work from home! Who needs marriage and children?! I'm not going back to school! Let's close the public square and leave it to the looters! Stay Safe!
Soft men make hard times. Hard times make hard men. Hard men make soft times. And soft times make soft men. We're in a period of hard times created by those soft men. We can only hope and pray that hard men are on the horizon. But things will get worse before they get better.
Alas, in the U.S. we are experiencing the rise of the celebration of weakness. Strength and confidence are suspect while the tremulous and pathetic are venerated. This turn can be traced back to many origins. Men in general and white men in particular are held in very low esteem, assumed to be members of an oppressive patriarchy, rather than the workers, hunters, gatherers, and protectors we used to respect and rely upon.
In my opinion, the Covid lockdowns contributed mightily to this new definition of the American Spirit. Where we used to be bold, adventurous, and courageous (Live Free or Die, By Valor and Arms, The People Rule, Justice for All), we now celebrate the timid, weak, and withdrawn (hide under your beds, stay home, they're in "My Bubble," "Stay Safe!").
We still haven't fully emerged, wall-eyed and blinking, into the sunlight post-Covid. Let's just all work from home! Who needs marriage and children?! I'm not going back to school! Let's close the public square and leave it to the looters! Stay Safe!
Soft men make hard times. Hard times make hard men. Hard men make soft times. And soft times make soft men. We're in a period of hard times created by those soft men. We can only hope and pray that hard men are on the horizon. But things will get worse before they get better.
Time to wake up and decide who we want to be.