tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post8838858749496411693..comments2024-03-28T12:31:11.055-07:00Comments on Adventures In Keeping House: Attention Men: Feminism Won't Save You When The Enemy Is At The DoorSannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-32312739968201448542014-05-28T00:23:53.970-07:002014-05-28T00:23:53.970-07:00Hmmm, maybe that's by design; after all, as Ch...Hmmm, maybe that's by design; after all, as Christians, we have the world, the devil, and the flesh, as constant enemies... :)Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-25495049735312429182014-05-27T23:43:52.140-07:002014-05-27T23:43:52.140-07:00We seem to need an enemy to keep functioning prope...We seem to need an enemy to keep functioning properly:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-27501326214413261762014-05-27T16:11:21.060-07:002014-05-27T16:11:21.060-07:00Indeed, I think most of the West, alas...Indeed, I think most of the West, alas...Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-89243154684127034072014-05-27T10:12:25.510-07:002014-05-27T10:12:25.510-07:00Not only America, unfortunately!Not only America, unfortunately!Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-88857552830254298232014-05-27T05:49:20.382-07:002014-05-27T05:49:20.382-07:00Indeed; America lost its sense of purpose since th...Indeed; America lost its sense of purpose since the end of the Cold War, and has been adrift, making its military subsequently prey to the machinations of the social engineers, hence women and gays in its ranks; and now chaplains for atheists...Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-20318267429323699902014-05-26T21:34:41.324-07:002014-05-26T21:34:41.324-07:00Certainly, fighting in wars is men's responsib...Certainly, fighting in wars is men's responsibility; women in active combat roles has been disastrous; see Jessica Lynch and Lynndie England in America, for example...<br /><br />Wars of defense are almost certainly always just ones, unquestionably right and proper for men to enlist in, generally. Other wars, I generally find more questionable.<br /><br />I think the problem with the army going too PC, is simply a matter of bureaucratic infestation; that is, typical leftist and feminist values infiltrating into the military realm, over time, which was likely inevitable once feminism and leftism had gained such sway...<br /><br />I do recognize, as you rightly point out, that we've always had our feminists, both men and women, amongst us, from at least Victorian times onwards, if not earlier (Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, wanted the American constitution to declare legal equality of the sexes).Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-11923747456443446172014-05-26T12:26:46.060-07:002014-05-26T12:26:46.060-07:00And yes, a volunteer army is probably a better sol...And yes, a volunteer army is probably a better solution, however, one thing I noticed is that when Cold War was officially over and draft was abolished, the army right away became much more politically correct, so I don't know. I don't think that several months of basic military training for young men of 18 is really such a bad idea. At that age, they'll probably enjoy it. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-90827596522138646842014-05-26T12:15:34.742-07:002014-05-26T12:15:34.742-07:00Will, I agree about pointless, meanigless wars, ho...Will, I agree about pointless, meanigless wars, however, in every society on Earth defending the commonwealth and fighting in wars has always been a man's responsibility. Opposing a particular unjust war isn't equal to being pacifist. <br /><br />Feminism is a misleading word since it suggests that it's something uniquely for women, while there were male feminists and female traditionalists, what I'm attempting to show with the post above. Francis didn't give up because he was a hen-pecked husband, he had been a feminist from the very beginning and found a wife who went along with his ideas. <br /><br />I'm sure that when our men will become men again, women will fall in line, so to speak:)<br /><br />Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-76821143751968559162014-05-26T09:11:56.479-07:002014-05-26T09:11:56.479-07:00I don't know; I suspect a lot of men gave up, ...I don't know; I suspect a lot of men gave up, when faced with their own wives demanding the vote, etc., to have peace in the household, following the mindset of 'just let her have what she wants, and she'll be happy, and life will be peaceful', not realizing that if in fact they resisted, their wives would actually respect them more in the long term.<br /><br />As for war, I don't think the draft is a good idea, nor do I like the mindset that whenever one's state calls for men to enlist, that men should automatically do so. The state often fights in pointless, meaningless wars that just end up in a lot of men getting killed for little gain - the War of 1812, for instance, here in North America, didn't do anything other than consolidate already agreed-upon territorial claims; with the treaty that ended the war, there was no net change of territory (both sides had conquered some, but ended up turning it back over), and so a lot of fine young men died for naught, practically speaking. I think if you have a volunteer force, who want to fight, rather than men being conscripted or shamed socially into fighting, you'll end up with more willing soldiers and less desertions, and will ultimately have a better armed forces, better positioned to win wars. Of course, states picking and choosing wisely which wars they will engage in, and perhaps aiming to avoid war as much as possible, following Christian, Just War principles, etc., may gain more respect for the government and the military, and lead more men to voluntarily enlist, if the cause appears just.Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.com