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The editorial writer states:
"Otherwise, it would be hard to watch the state throw away more of its resources on an idea started by fathers rights advocates who have an ax to grind with the divorce courts."
Well perhaps men wouldn't have an "ax to grind" if divorce courts treated them fairly. Until men achieve equality in matters of divorce, domestic violence, etc..., a Men's Commission is greatly needed. I just wish we could get something like that on a national level.
"Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins." -John Galt
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by Anonymous User on Saturday April 13, @11:07PM EST (#2)
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To whom it may concern,
An alleged editor of Foster's recently wrote
"De status of men in New Hampshiwe is dat dey'we doing just fine."
I don't think so.
Men die an average of seven years before women[1].
Men are more often the victims of violent crime[1].
The more hazardous the job, the greater the percentage of men[1].
The same alleged editor wrote
"When it comes to commissions, having one on de status of women is
justifiabwe."
Yeah, right.
The 14th amendment requires equal protection, but Foster's only wants a
commission for women! That's unfair!
Thanks,
Kingsley G. Morse Jr.
Reproductive Rights Chairman
National Center for Men
Protect Voluntary Fatherhood
http://www.choiceformen.com
Reference
"The Myth of Male Power", Warren Farrell, Ph.D., 1993, Simon and Schuster,
New York, NY
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Why would they be afraid to look at something that they know is "crap"? Or is it? What happens if they find that "hey! something really is going on here, we should have looked into this sooner!" How can anyone say this is a waste other than to pander to a subjectified article of listeners that don't have the information given to them to object to the results. Are they really afraid, or are they saying what they think people want to hear? Some city councils spend their money on tryint to align the traffic lights, others want to spend their money on who put them up. Maybe if they did that both would be aligned properly.
Dan Lynch, a lover of women.
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Here's a note I sent to the letters email:
Editor:
Bravo to New Hampshire for its pioneering work in creating a Men's Commission! The world is watching. Few other states have similar foresight to see the great need of men today. Misandry (the hatred of men) is so prevalent in our culture that it is camouflaged and invisible to all but the critical eye. The groundbreaking book "Spreading Misandry" chronicles this hatred for all to see. Glad that someone in New Hampshire sees it and is taking an appropriate response.
This hatred of men can also be seen in such areas as domestic violence where until recently we presumed that all of the perpetrators were men and all the victims were women. The latest research (Archer, John. Psyc Bul 2000) shows very clearly that women and men are equal in their initiation of violence in relationship and that women incur 62% of the injuries compared to 38% for men. We rightly spend billions helping women who are victims of domestic violence but NOTHING for the men who comprise 38% of the victims! Nothing! New Hampshire is showing foresight by creating a Men's Commission.
We have a national office for women's health care issues but none for men. Why not? Men die earlier than women. Why no office for men's health? Why no men's heath medical specialty like we have for women? Kudos to New Hampshire for creating a Men's Commission that might help with this inequity.
Women have worked for and received the blessings of our culture to have flexibility in their roles. By this I mean they can work, stay at home, go to school or any combination of the three and still be respected by society. Men have only one choice - Work full time. Congratulations to New Hampshire for creating a Men's Commission that may be able to help with this problem.
There are many other areas including the discrimination in family court situations, the tragic and unnecessary genital mutilation of boys (circumcision), a man's lack of reproductive rights, the discrimination against boys in our public schools and many others. Congratulations to New Hampshire for their wisdom in creating a Men's Commission and serving as a model for the rest of the nation.
Tom
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"So, why do men need a commission? Frankly, the idea is absurd. The status of men in New Hampshire is that they’re doing just fine. And most men would agree with that."
The above quote somehow sounded familiar like I heard it before. Then I remembered a book I read about the abolition movement in the 1850's before the American Civil War.
If you substitute NEGRO wherever MEN are referred to in the statement you will get a near verbatim reply of the pro-slavery faction's answer to the abolitionist's argument for the necessity of eliminating slavery.
In other words, slavery is actually good for society and even the "darkies" want to keep and support the peculiar institution for their own enlightened self interests.
Very uncanny. It is dejavu all over again.
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I would be curious to know if this was written by a female. It is obviously biased toward men. We have an axe to grind with the divorce courts? Hell yes we do! Anything sympathetic toward men in politics is bound to be attacked by radical feminism. Are these people just blind or ignorant of all the bias and male bashing going on in America.
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Does anyone have an alternate e-mail address?
letters@fosters.com
bounced back!
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