616. WHAT people do, but not WHY.

This post is dedicated to Her Highness Tryin2understandurside. She asked me to explain this statement: “Men dominate society or WHAT people do. Women dominate culture or WHY people do what they do.” Her question triggers the following plus tomorrow’s post, 617.  

WWNH: Women now compete directly with men in both workplace and home. But they’re a long way from imposing matriarchy on WHAT people do.

• Men dominate the workplace, a major foundation of what makes society operate. Women that pursue workplace success copy masculine standards and live up to manly expectations, or they never gain the organizational and personal influence needed to dominate. Few succeed, and men continue to dominate.
• Laws, regulations, PC, and administrative fiat lower male dominance in the workplace somewhat. But such interventions go against the male nature, and they cause masculine resentment and retaliation in ways that victimize females.
• Men default by nature to compete with each other for dominance, and this spirit dominates society. Men try to keep female influence out of sight, undetectable amidst manly interaction. If not kept beneath the radar, it makes men appear weak. Men don’t compete with women, but when they do and she wins, he’s a wuss. If he wins, she’s a victim and he’s an ass. Consequently, women have a choice: Compete and generate poor relationships, or cooperate and promote good ones.
• Traditionally, our foremothers specialized in indirectly and cooperatively influencing husbands. She sent him to work with her ideas for improving the world around him. Wives wrote the music, and husbands played the tune. Progress he made at work improved society and brightened the future for her and her children.
• Single men had little influence. Their numbers were small and the best wanted to get married, and so they accepted and copied husbands’ leadership and manner so strongly shaped by wives. This traditional model has faded gradually for fifty years. Numerous single men in the workplace, all less eager to marry, make husbands less numerous and competitive. This makes wives less influential. New women entering the workplace don’t change it much; they face obstacles described in the first two bullets above.
• The taming of the American West was done by husbands. Society settled down, grew peaceful and stable, and opened opportunities for children. It happened because wives said to improve the quality of life. Women unified around this female goal, and it came to pass.
• In the final analysis, homemaker wives more effectively influence the male gender than do women in the workforce. Her Highness Sharon quoted Tocqueville writing about 19^th Century America, and I repeat part of it: “I have nowhere seen woman occupying a loftier position; and if I were asked…to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of that people ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply: To the superiority of their women.” (The full quote is in Sharon’s comment at post 615. The original can be found in Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville.)  

Society operates under a masculine structure and value system. However, it is subject to change and alteration. Women dominate the values that make up the most powerful side of our civilization. That’s next at post 617. It looks at WHY people do what they do.

615. PoliSci 401 for Women

So, many Princesstial followers of WWNH wonder, “What’s gotten into Guy, lately?” Why the politics? Isn’t all of this way off subject? Who cares about the ‘Roots of Feminism’?

I hope you believe the answer is, YOU. I believe, as strongly as any topic about which I’ve published, that the constituents of WWNH need to hear and understand what many might call my ‘diversion’. Indeed, what I have put forward this week is potentially the most impactful series, at a macro level, about What Women Never Hear.

Your eyes may have glazed over; your mind may have already gone numb. I hope for the sake of you, yours, and our traditional American culture, it has not.

Remember, you ladies shape our culture. But your power and influence that has served us so magnificently is under attack now more than ever before; sometimes overtly, more often subtly. If the fight for our culture and great society is to be enjoined, ladies need to be enlightened and unified more than ever to take on the challenge on behalf of their selves and families.

I sought to inform you so that you not only have the foundation of knowledge to understand that which you find yourself up against, but to use that knowledge as power for the benefit of us all.

*****************

I end this series today but leave you with one final graphic. It’s a crescendo for my brief delves into the political realm and its effect on females. It is concise, and you should easily understand or learn about the respective players and agendas.

The political concepts on the left below the line were developed to fight against and overcome their counterparts to the right. They are just some of the ‘tools’ used to impose a new culture on America, which I mentioned yesterday in 614.  

Illustration by A Guy Maligned, Jr.

Download at: http://www.fueleon.com/downloads/spectrum.pdf

Progressives are the modern threat to American culture. I originally intended to describe the blue shaded area above. However, I realize I’m not the best source to move those issues forward. I could never hope to explain Progressives and their intent as well as Glenn Beck has already done in his new, short, inexpensive book, Common Sense—The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government. It’s a short and easy read.

One of our best contemporary critical thinkers and a prolific defender of American systems, I defer to Glenn. His book presses the brightest torch of liberty right up against Progressive buns.

I strongly encourage each woman to read Common Sense. It’s super background material, whether she’s directly involved or not. The contemporary history lessons, certainly never taught in school, are alone worth the $7-10 dollars. The book enlightens, and she can see more clearly and define more intelligently how to brighten her own future. If interested in getting involved, she will gain knowledge to join the fight for herself, her family, and our culture that used to be so much more female friendly.

There are many online sources to purchase Common Sense. You need only scroll to the bottom of his home page at www.GlennBeck.com. It may be out-of-stock at your local bookstore. It’s a huge best seller.

Remember, Some people seek the truth by gathering knowledge through establishing and growing relationships with talented critical thinkers. Others are content to be spoon fed by the mainstream media and pop culture. Our future depends on you, ladies.

Now, WWNH resumes its regularly scheduled programming: back to men, women, relationships, and other unique subjects about What Women Never Hear.

Guy

614. Roots: Politics vs. Females —6. The Taproot

NOTE: Granted, these recent posts have been political. But the puzzling positions you and your family find yourself in daily are largely the result of politics more than anything else. My intentions have been to shine a new light on old things.

I do have a couple more though. Your education about the American past has been watered down. Textbooks are flooded with certain political biases. “Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.” [George Santayana] I’ll try to close the political gap a little more.

————

Closure on Roots: Fascism, socialism, and communism have roots in Marxism. The taproot of Feminism goes there too.

After World War I Marxist strategists saw that the workers of the world did not unite against government as Marx had predicted; instead they fought from nationalist trenches. Marxism was dead, unless it changed. So, four European theorists concluded: Cultures can’t be destroyed from within, but must have a new culture superimposed upon the old.

They formulated these strategic objectives: Obliterate religion and religious worship, destroy private property rights, and tear down the family unit as the basic social institution. Make politics instead of non-political principles motivate everyone’s life. Women’s Liberation and Feminism arose out of the last objective. Forty years later Feminism emerged as part of the Marxist-themed sexual and cultural revolutions.

From the first, Feminism was more political than female, more disruptive than cohesive, more anti- than pro-American. The intuition of many people warned against it, but political activists dominated and public opinion bought into Feminism. Only recently has public opinion begun to suspect it as anything but beneficial to women.

613. Roots: Politics vs. Females — 5. Big Gov’t

WWNH: In the last half of the 20^th Century radical feminists and acolytes solicited and lobbied government in political, legal, and economic issues. Never did they or government concern themselves with the bias against men or the social and domestic unrest caused within relationships.

Some people believe in government of, by, and for the people, and this traditional spirit puts women and children in the front of the bus. Others have created government of the politicians, by the bureaucrats, and for the lobbyists. All arranged under the principle that power comes first. This takes power away from the people, which moves women to the back of the bus.

Some people depend upon constitutional restraints to prevent federal government from growing too big. Others believe ever-growing Big Government to be the solution to all of life’s problems. Women and adolescents easily fall victim to Big Government propaganda, because it touts promises they like to hear: equality, compassion, empathy, sympathy, tax the rich, help the poor, lift the downtrodden, protect the disadvantaged, and especially ‘I feel your pain’.  

Some people favor ideologies that promote better home life for women and children, e.g., free market capitalism, which rewards people according to what they put into the economy. Others favor ideologies that cost women and children more than they benefit, e.g., socialism interferes with economic growth and then has to ration goods and services. (If you think health care is expensive now, then wait until it’s free.) 

Some people measure society’s progress by how well their life improves along with that of others. Others measure progress by how their anti-American ideology makes their life better at the expense of everyone else.

612. Roots: Politics vs. Females — 4. War of ‘-isms’

WWNH: Feminism’s battle for the hearts and minds of women may better be described as war.

Some people see Marxism as a dead ideology. Others consider it as relevant and use it to make more modern ideologies work together, such as liberalism, globalism, environmentalism, socialism, humanism, secularism.

Some people consider fascism foreign to the American way. Others impose fascism, defined as government taking control of American businesses; that is, government pulls the reins of private enterprise. (The federal government recently fired the CEO of General Motors and appointed a lapdog to replace him. They immediately appointed a car czar to dictate the kind of cars GM will manufacture in the future. They also took control over the salaries and bonuses of executives in bailed out companies.)

Some people view government interventions in the private sector as fascism enroute to social democracy. Others call them bailouts.

Some people understand history and that fascism is ultra left wing, as in Hitler’s German National Socialist Party, the Nazis. Others claim fascism, brown shirts, and jackboots fit the right wing mold. This helps hide the excesses of ultra-left ‘-isms’ that killed millions in Germany, Soviet Union, and elsewhere.   

Some people know that the founders of Feminism were radicals bent on forever changing the female face of America for political purpose. Others claim they were admirable role models out to help the senseless plight of females long victimized by patriarchal idiots.

Next: The Melting Pot

611. Roots: Politics vs. Females — 3. Ideologies

WWNH: Three European-derived ideologies threaten America today. Some people know these political movements only by loosely defined labels. Others promote these movements with religious fervor.

Marxism arose in late 19^th Century. It elevated workers as anti-capitalist heroes, but women were not in the workforce then. To favor Marxism today means to destroy free market capitalism. This means loss of free enterprise, just when women take more direct advantage of it than ever before. While seemingly dormant, Marxism still resonates beneath the surface of two other major ideologies being foisted on modern America.

Fascism starts with government control over businesses and then reaches into family life.

·        The government big enough to give you what you want is big enough to take what you have.

·        Ostensibly to please the people, fascists seek greater ability to control the populace. Enough of it turns peoples’ representatives into rulers. (A modern example is White House czars anointed with so much power that none resist maximizing influence and control behind the scenes.)

·        Do women fare better when representatives wield power for them or rulers wield power over them?

Socialism means government ownership of businesses, the means of production. Fascists control but socialists aim to conquer and own businesses. The former provides the means; the latter is the result of government takeover of economic wealth-building and distribution.

Combined, these three ideologies cripple the free enterprise system, direct the economic marketplace, and intend to make the family unnecessary by replacing it by government.

610. Roots: Politics vs. Females — 2. Faith

WWNH: Faith knows no vacuum. Everyone believes in something, and given the political climate today, they should identify what ideologies support their interest. Our national and cultural identities are under attack, and women continue to pay the biggest price caused by social and domestic disturbances.

Some people take our nation and culture for granted and are relatively inactive politically. Others seek to tear it down, so they can make it over. They are politically active and dominate the political landscape with activism biased strongly toward anti-American goals.

Some people learn history on their own. Others accept what they’re told by people with a bias in both recording and telling. (I admit a bias toward traditional America and against European political ideologies that differ with ours.)

Some people believe in God and the natural freedom claimed in the Declaration of Independence. They eagerly share the freedom with non-believers. Other people don’t believe in God, so they have no basis upon which to build or guarantee freedom for everyone—except the rule of man, which varies according to what man has the power at any given time or situation.

Some people see ideologies as cloudy compared to our clearly spelled out Constitution. Others see one or more ideologies as their way of life, their religion, their master set of beliefs and motivators. (Marxists used to teach new believers this adage: Everything’s political except politics, and that’s personal.)

Some people believe in American-style government with built-in ideologies of constitutionalism, capitalism, federalism, individualism, and republicanism (not the party). Others believe in European-style governments. Known as social democracies, they continue to evolve from ideologies far different than America’s, such as mixtures of fascism, socialism, communism, Marxism, and totalitarianism. Others also favor Feminism, globalism, environmentalism, utopianism, and other -isms that are purposely used to discredit the American -isms shown above.     

Some people appreciate that Feminism has upgraded the economic, legal, and political status of females. Others are intent on using it for something else: eliminate male dominance and turn patriarchy into matriarchy.

No matriarchy arose in 7,000 years of recorded history; this sort of makes patriarchy the natural state of things. Women naturally gravitate toward achieving hopes and dreams and protecting their self-interest by taking advantage of male strengths. History proves one man per woman works best. But feminists turn men into enemies, marriage into temporary arrangements, and devalue what men value highly such as sex, virginity, and faithfulness to one’s mate. 

Men dominate society or WHAT people do. Women dominate culture or WHY people do what they do. Feminism gained power by exploiting this truism. They pressured women to lower female values, standards, and expectations. Men changed society accordingly, and women lost the traditional ability to catch and hold one man for life.

Feminism is one branch of a political movement that’s been functioning in America for over 100 years. Some roots lie in ideologies that energize the elitist political movement bent on altering America to their image.

WWNH about ideologies is next.

609. Roots: Politics vs. Females — 1. Openers

I dedicate this series to Her Ladyship Princess Rita.

The roots of Feminism are so interwoven in politics, history, and propaganda that this series has grown in size and depth. To ensure clarity, you’ll have to suffer through some definitions. Sorry.

I expose endless ways that Feminism helps political activists steal power away from the female gender and moderate the power of individuals. So, stay with me. Don’t let one objection or temporary disinterest turn you off. Rewards will come with the whole picture.  

We will trace roots by comparing two kinds of people. Some believe that women have God-given inherent rights to power, respect, and equal standing in society. Others believe they can provide women greater advantages, especially over men, through modern political and legal means that are unrestricted by principles from two centuries ago.

Some people rely on principles locked firmly in the rule of law, because it more predictably shapes their future. Others depend on pressures perceived by those in positions of power and respond to the rule of man, which makes the future unpredictable for the Some. (Also, women possess a primal need for a brighter future, and so they crave stability and predictability in their lives.)

Citing two kinds of people beg this question: What about people in the middle? Essentially, fence sitters don’t know, don’t care, or just want to watch. So, for this treatise, we can ignore them. And anyway, moderates don’t change the world. They water down the urges of the two competing kinds that shape the world; those whom I contrast here.  

Some people seek to preserve the U.S. Constitution, because it guarantees our inherent rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Others seek to overrule or overturn the Constitution, so they can impose their ideals on society according to ideologies foreign to America’s founding, heritage, and tradition.

Some people want to let people mind their own business and lives. Others seek to interfere in everyone’s business and life, and they expand government power to do more of it.

The roots of Feminism extend deeply into the ideologies of the Others shown above and in what follows. For over 100 years a collection of interest groups pushed back and forth to fulfill hidden agendas. They advanced with incremental ups and downs, as in two steps forward, one step back.

The mid-Twentieth Century saw revolutionary events including Women’s Liberation that morphed into Feminism. Modern women now question the merits, so feminists have started leaning as if preparing to take a step back. But the game’s not over and we need more info about the players.

Tomorrow: WWNH about faith.