| It reminds me of the circle-jerks my grade-school buddies used to indulge in when their hormones finally engaged. I avoided those boys like the plague. Even at twelve, I guessed that being a man was mostly a matter of independence. Same as it ever was. I don�t mean to broad-brush all these folks, and I'm not accusing anybody in particular. Plenty of time for that when the Show's over. Some of these organizations are sincere, and do fine work. Most of us work hard at men's advocacy, and do it for free. But I think any objective person sees the point. Almost imperceptibly, voices advocating for men � formerly autonomous voices � are forming a uni-voice and a uni-policy, heavily slanted towards the Right-wing. And by inches, the Men�s Movement is being sucked back into the MA of the Beast. It�s not Matriarkal Amerika (MA) that�s holding back the Men�s Movement. It�s ourselves. Folks are all looking to find a slot in the New Order, relying upon collusion and exclusion instead of on what makes men great: open competition and merit. Our Movement is blocked by internal counter-insurgency, an extension of our own drives for personal power and primacy. Instead of strong individualists � the sine qua non of masculinity, and the foundation of our once-great nation -- many activists operate exclusively in cliques, whether ideological, religious, or otherwise. That�s what girls do, me boys. Groupthink is woman�s way. The Movement might as well swallow a kilo of No-Go. Our enemy is feminism, the Matriarky, and Womanfirstism in all its cloaks. Not fellow activists who commit the sin of disagreement. When I look around the Movement, I see guys beating up on other guys. I see curs jockeying for the alpha-bone, self-appointed �leaders� of the Movement quite prepared to lie or assassinate characters in order to advance themselves. Not good. We�ve tried the Old Way already, boys. Look where it's gotten us. The Spermatic Imperative Much of the Men�s Movement exactly reflects the mammalian/primate pack-mentality around which males form power groups, and reminds me of my boyhood in a West Coast working-class town. All us buckos broke out into little hunting parties, the better to terrorize and dominate the other little-boy-brigades. We�d roam around the neighborhoods looking to Impose Our Will. It�s Nature�s Way, hardwired. It has it's uses. And it's fine for boys. But when boys grow up, they're supposed to teach Mother a New Trick. Nothing�s changed since the Paleolithic, whether one is a subject of Saddam Hussein�s (recently deposed) New Babylon or King George the Second�s �democratic� fiefdom. We�re all still �led� by the Biggest Bully on the Block, the tyrannos and his band of thugees who best capture and exhibit the spirit of selfishness, vengeance, and cunning cruelty. So, what�s the problem? Is there a problem? Well, you tell me. How�s Life Under Matriarky treating you? You bet there�s a problem. It�s the oldest problem free men have: the tyrannos model of maleness is the problem. We�re clinging to it like a Favorite Blankee. It�s a tribal urge derived from our psycho-socio-sexual roots, and although it has a genetic foundation, it is utterly matriarchal in development and practice. It�s the Spermatic Imperative that, to date, has driven evolution in the human species. Unfortunately, it has also driven the species plumb mad, straight down the funhouse corridors of history�s nightmare. It�s driven the Earth to the brink of self-annihilation. In Iraq, for example, the Spermatic Imperative led to the mass slaughter of Emperor Hussein�s �competitors.� That�s the Tribal Way. Don�t think so? Go to Saddam�s home village and ask around. They still love him. He�s their Patron, no different than any other smirking, soul-less Mafia don. In the American Matriarky, the Spermatic Imperative led to the political imprisonment of millions of innocent men, to mass homelessness, to a corrupt legal system, and to the thirst of our current �president� to dominate the globe on behalf of himself and his little wolf-pack. Dontcha get it, boys?? The planet is going up in smoke, right before our eyes. The nerds on the Right aren't gonna stop it -- hell, they PROFIT by it. And do you think the feminists and Jesse Jackson can turn our self-destruction around? Nupe. They're absolutely ball-less. I know some of the honchos of the Green Party. They're just as deluded and power-driven -- although not as greedy -- as our perennial Rulers on the Right. They think White Males are the source of all evil in the cosmos. Even the white males amongst them think this! Yoikes! YOU are the answer. The ONLY answer. The Men's Movement is the answer to the collective prayer of humanity. Only strong men can restore sanity and health to our nation and planet. It will take bold new leadership. Playing the old Alpha Game won't feed the bulldoggie this time around. So let's ditch the Machiavelli crap, huh? |
| Part Three of Nine |
| Men: The Constipated Movement |