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The Decline of Men

by Guy Garcia

http://www.amazon.com/Decline-Men-American-Tuning-Flipping/dp/0061353140

Garcia (The New Mainstream) explores disturbing trends of men leading increasingly socially isolated lives and dropping out of high school and college in record numbers, naming them victims of an invisible epidemic.

According to the author, modern men have failed to forge a new and productive role in the 21st century. Garcia charts the rise of feminism and the changing societal roles of both men and women, illustrating how and why men have become so confused about what defines masculinity; having lost their traditional role as provider and protector, men flirt with hollow substitute identities—drawing on Jackass culture (men pretending to be boys), gangster culture (boys pretending to be men) and metrosexual obsessions with grooming and body image—that have reductively redefined manhood and led men away from compassion, responsibility and family. Garcia wisely avoids degrading feminism or pitting men against women; instead, he offers an astute and well-researched meditation on how men might reclaim their identity and place in modern America and why such a transformation is important to future generations of both men and women. (Oct.)
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Product Description
• Why are so many of today’s supermen superclueless?
• Why are so many ambitious young women unable
to find boyfriends as successful and independent
as they are?
• Why do so many men prefer the escapist digitized
world of SPIKE TV, Jackass, and Grand Theft Auto
to the reality of their own lives?

In an eye-opening exploration of contemporary American manhood, The Decline of Men shows how men are struggling to redefine what being a man means in today’s world. Their confusion has led to rampant male malaise, which has left many men feeling alienated and disconnected. Unable to communicate their frustrated thoughts or emotions effectively, too many guys are slacking off and opting out of their manly obligations, producing an entire generation of men who are ditching their own potential and failing the moms, wives, and girlfriends who love them.

The Decline of Men is a wake-up call to this distressing state of affairs. As award-winning journalist Guy Garcia reports, rather than working hard to achieve top grades or a promotion at work, too many American males squander their energy tracking their fantasy football league scores or mastering the latest video game. Men drop out of school at a far higher rate than women and are far likelier to die early because of poor health habits. Even the male Y chromosome is said to be at risk of disappearing altogether one day.

Packed with startling statistics, informed by pop culture, and narrated in the entertaining style for which Guy Garcia is known, The Decline of Men sheds light on a problem that has wreaked havoc on the American family and urges men and women to look past the gender wars to address this national emergency together.

The book is not yet out so I have not read this. It may be yet another male-bashing book afraid to address the true causes of the decline of men.

I blame baby boomer men and women who control the MSM and who refuse-to this day-to allow any honest discussion about the gross unfair treatment of men and boys going back 40+ years.

If you think a country that mistreats half of it’s population will be good for women then you are in for some big surprises and disappointments in your life.

I know what the last 40 years has done to men and boys and going forward-without a dramatic reversal in how this country treats it’s men and boys-the women of America, and America itself will find itself far worse off.

I cannot forgive America for what it has done but hopefully the younger guys will experience a positive change someday, and in time, will be able to forgive America instead.

Today, millions of women work. Millions of these women are married with children.

And, on average, these women all earn within $5K of the overall annual family tax bill.

My point here is that in the past, women could stay home and raise their children. One income could get the family a middle-class quality of life.

Today, women do not raise their own children-they work instead. And that money largely goes to the government.

So now do you understand why the government so strongly supports the feminist cause?

The government does not give a damn about women and neither do the feminists. But the government and the feminists both gain by encouraging adversary between men and women. Get it?

And today, women are more tired and more unhappy then they ever have been.

Many more are single then ever before and will likely remain so.

And men are opting out of marriage and all the risks that it entails.

Do you think more female friendly programs and legislation from Obama-Biden will really help women? Will really make men want to marry and have families? Will really bridge the divide between men and women?

But, I don’t know who will pay the bigger price in the end. I am not that far into the divide between men and women yet. I have placed it where it belongs in my own mind within a picture of a hundred of these movements.

The reality is that an individual can do far more for a community by being a successful individual.

You don’t have to spend hours posting at MND to change the world. Everyone is tired of gender politics. Talk to the people you know personally. Spread the word.

“Feminists were abundant decades ago but most married and raised families which left the work to those with firm beliefs in women taking over and lesbians who have much to say against the system they think was created by men.”

The remnants of feminism is all around us. It is alive and it is toxic. It is poisoning the lives of both men and women-even today. It’s legacy is Family Law, VAWA, Affirmative Action, and just about every advertisement you will see or read. It dominates legislation everywhere.

Men are screwed in many many ways. But women will pay a much much bigger price going forward. Do you really believe gender politics will decrease with a Obama-Biden Presidency??!! And who will pay the biggest price over the long term?: men or women.

The answer is: women.

Strangely, our rightwing brought both the DV Act and CS Act in. Rightwing in Sweden brought in 40/40/10 male/female/either into business boards and political positions. And England will have the rightwing bring in some things for feminists also.

I don’t know how to tell which adults have been abused as children but I will take your word for the possibility as you have more expertise on this than I.

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The world is meant to divide as a tactic to control. Feminism is one tool IMO. Stopping DV is very important in my eyes because I live in a neighbourhood where it is rampant. The poorer and uneducated the environment the worse it gets and as they move in people from less educated countries to well to do areas, the areas fall as the children become affected by their environment through their school and other activities.

The West is going down, the divide between rich and poor is widening. Chaos will bring forward laws that treat humans like animals.

And yet, here is something that has power we can all use if we get the chance to use it wisely.

I know that is the last thing anti feminists would want to hear but somewhere along the line we need to band together to fight the chaos that exists and getting worse by the day.

Some people are aware that chipping everyone is on the agenda in my city and some have rallied to try and bring the community together so to fight violence head on.

Feminists were abundant decades ago but most married and raised families which left the work to those with firm beliefs in women taking over and lesbians who have much to say against the system they think was created by men.

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What we need as has always been is decent people coming in to help the communities. Unfortunately ground work is low paid work and doesn’t attract the right people easily since they can make a far better lifestyle through business.

We need to have faith in people who want change. We need to rally them and fire them up.

Which side one chooses to do this IMO is pretty irrelevant. It is a must for ALL communities.

PS. Just my voice.

Julie, one does not have to be female to be a gender feminist.

I work with many people who have been abused as children. Joe Biden fits the profile of many of these people. They often hate their owe gender and falsely believe the other gender has superior qualities. I contend that Joe is one of these people. He was abused by his own sister and he could do nothing to defend himself.

http://shatterdmen.com/Bidden.htm

As to asking Obama about his stand on the VAWA and fathers, I have written to him and all I was able to get back from them is a request to send them MONEY on a daily basis.

I have seen almost every trait in this team as I have seen in the worse of the gender feminist.

I do NOT want…an OBAM NATION!

Let’s hear that again.

“A clever person must then ask what is wrong in society with the socialisation and education of males, that permits of such creatures as Bidden or Obama, a place in the sun and ascendance ? Because the answer isn’t simply feminist contamination, but a degeneracy of maleness and male culture.”

Chicken – Egg ? Egg – chicken? Maybe hand and glove. Feminism / Cultural Marxism works on exploitation of human weaknesses and Ego, both female and male. Femaleness and female culture has become degenerate too.

The Ego has been elevated over SuperEgo. In Transactional Analysis Terms, the Parent and Child currently rule and suppress the Adult.

Obama is the Id Child with all his ‘attractive’ surface ‘Charisma’ and cuddly ‘exciting’ ‘change’ concepts; and Biden is the Parent Ego issuing commands, holding power and giving punishment. An abusive parent.

Unfortunately Palin is a Child too, a ‘natural’ and ‘fundemental’ Id running wild.

Childlike and childish and parental – McCain has ‘Good Parent’ too as well as having some ’sound’ Adult ‘Rules of Engagement’. But by himself he cannot cure the ills, especially allied with and reliant upon a child.

A fully matured Adult Human is a Wonderous creation.

And so rare.

And so needed right now.

None of the Candidates in this election can save America.

Neither Party has the balance and maturity to tackle the Main Problem of America.

What is that Main Problem?

Not International Affairs; not Energy; not Global Warming (hah!); not the religious divide nor racism nor sexism nor Feminism nor Cultural Marxism nor the Muslim world nor the rise of China – although ALL of these are problem issues to be dealt with, even those that exist in imagination and hysteria – but what you are alluding to Poiuyt.

It isn’t just the male cultural degeneration but the degeneration of the American Character.

Look inward America. Heal thyself.

Then you can gain the Adult ascendancy to lead the World.

Vote #1 Amfortas.

He has the Will to act.

On your ballots, write in ‘Amfortas’.

Let the name ‘Amfortas’ ring around the World.

Have every politician ask, “Who in God’s name is this Amfortas”.

I will tell you who he is.

He is the Guardian of the Holy Grail, the Cornucopia.

He is in God’s name.

He is MANkindhood and Adulthood.

He is YOU, grown up.

The article rightly furnishes us with evidence of the duplicity and personal venalty of our leading males in authority. That is those representatives of the male gender-class whom are apparently, so concerned, charitable and kind to women but only with other mens income, person, property and progeny. Not a dimes-worth of that which is theirs is ever commited to the causes for which they advocate so much misery on the rest of mankind.

These mendacious creatures of public service get where they do, only on account of their persistent auctioning off to females and other interested bidders, of the rights of males both living and yet to be born.

They diminish themselves and the status of their sex-class for good fees and prosperous careers, caring not for one second to contribute personally to their attested causes.

A clever person must then ask what is wrong in society with the socialisation and education of males, that permits of such creatures as Bidden or Obama, a place in the sun and ascendance ? Because the ansewer isn’t simply feminist contaminartion, but a degeneracy of maleness and male culture.

One can always prepare though. lol

I think you are asking me to move.

I can’t.

When men stand, women must fold.

If by chance they don’t succeed their way then women can help.

-She would have him for breakfast -

Or if you prefer, – he would be toast -

Of course, if you were in the kitchen, he would be burnt toast.

Now put some something on your feet.

Julie, Obama did not chose his adversary, Hilary, as a running mate because on the first morning in the White House she would be in kitchen before him with a hot skillet ready and one plate on the table.

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I don’t understand what you are saying.

But I will try. Are you saying that Hilary (one L) would overtake him? And that is why he chose someone else?

BTW, be careful in your choice of words for I have researched this.

What do you want?

Beyond an end to legal and societal mistreatment of men and fathers, what good things do you affirmatively seek for men and fathers?

That is the question that the movement…by any name…needs to answer in detail.

With laws, do you want:
* divorce to be harder to get?
* paternity testing of all infants at birth?
* premarital contracts designed by each individual couple as a default standard?
* protection in law of each marital partners own earned income and assets from the other in the event of a divorce?
* mandated joint residential custody?
* presumptive joint residential custody?
* outlawing of alimony?
* tracking for expenditures made from child support payments?
* an end to child support with each parent paying the bills incurred while the child is with them?

Maybe Glenn Sacks can.

Obama chose Biden instead of Hillary. If Obama wanted feminist issues to be the forefront he would have chosen Hillary.

Obama chose Biden for his experience in foreign affairs. I wonder seriously if men’s issues have even been on their mind let alone feminist issues.