Very well said, sir! I particularly like your—oh so very true—statement: “…facing and overcoming adversity is almost part of the definition of manhood.”
It's funny. I figured you'd get blowback for the post but understood the point you were making.
While men in general are not doing well in society, it doesn't mean that there are not a lot of opportunities open to those who are motivated.
Adminssions offices at colleges will not admit this, but they are letting men in at times who may not be as qualified as the women because a lot of young men are unmotivated. This happened to my daughter where she failed to get into the same school her schoolmate did and her GPA and the number of AP classes she took were better.
Again, the point isn't that life is easy for anyone but there are a lot of opportunities out there we didn't ahve in the past.
We need to spend more time developing real-world power which is mostly, I think, economic power. AR is in a great position to explore these angles. I'd like to hear a lot more about Maddox Industrial Transformer and similar enterprises. Strong economic engines are needed to power our families, schools and churches.
Good essay. Too many people today are driven by a victim mindset on both Right and Left. While leftists will say "black people can't succeed because of white supremacy, women are oppressed by the patriarchy," etc. I've seen some right-wingers adopt this mentality: "Jews are keeping white people down, we live in an HR-lady matriarchy," etc. All it does is create echo chambers where grievances are validated and a crabs-in-a-bucket mentality takes hold. Having something to blame feels good in the short run but ends up creating complacency and failure in the long run.
I just forwarded this on to my son. This is a truth that young men need to hear!
Very well said, sir! I particularly like your—oh so very true—statement: “…facing and overcoming adversity is almost part of the definition of manhood.”
It's funny. I figured you'd get blowback for the post but understood the point you were making.
While men in general are not doing well in society, it doesn't mean that there are not a lot of opportunities open to those who are motivated.
Adminssions offices at colleges will not admit this, but they are letting men in at times who may not be as qualified as the women because a lot of young men are unmotivated. This happened to my daughter where she failed to get into the same school her schoolmate did and her GPA and the number of AP classes she took were better.
Again, the point isn't that life is easy for anyone but there are a lot of opportunities out there we didn't ahve in the past.
We need to spend more time developing real-world power which is mostly, I think, economic power. AR is in a great position to explore these angles. I'd like to hear a lot more about Maddox Industrial Transformer and similar enterprises. Strong economic engines are needed to power our families, schools and churches.
Good essay. Too many people today are driven by a victim mindset on both Right and Left. While leftists will say "black people can't succeed because of white supremacy, women are oppressed by the patriarchy," etc. I've seen some right-wingers adopt this mentality: "Jews are keeping white people down, we live in an HR-lady matriarchy," etc. All it does is create echo chambers where grievances are validated and a crabs-in-a-bucket mentality takes hold. Having something to blame feels good in the short run but ends up creating complacency and failure in the long run.
Love both these pieces. More of us need to read The Great Divorce. There is nothing more hellish than wallowing in your own problems and pain.
Keep it coming Aaron.