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NH Rep: "Men of New Hampshire are overlooked"
posted by Scott on Monday April 22, @10:40PM
from the news dept.
News New Hampshire Representative David Bickford, a sponsor of HB 587, to establish a Commission on the Status of Men, had a superb article printed in Foster's Daily Democrat today, which can be read here. Rep. Bickford outlines many of the problems facing NH men and the institutional bias we've been dealing with for many years. It's an excellent overview of what we've been trying to educate people about in promoting this bill.

Source: Foster's Daily Democrat [newspaper]

Title: Men of New Hampshire are overlooked

Author: David Bickford

Date: April 22, 2002

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Nice Work (Score:2)
by Thomas on Monday April 22, @11:49PM EST (#1)
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Scott, I don't know exactly how you've been involved in this New Hampshire battle, but thank you for all that you've done for men, boys, truth and decency.

I do feel the need to add a comment related to something Nightmist said about (I think) Foster's. There are a lot of typos and grammatical errors in the editorial. Does Foster's normally post letters and guest editorials exactly as they arrive, or are they only failing to correct errors in submissions with which they don't agree? If the latter is the case (hell, in any case) men's rights advocates should be alerted.

Anyway, it's great to read this. The world is turning and churning wildly these days. The evil known as gender feminism (actually, it's generally known as feminism) is mortally wounded, though it won't go down without bringing far more suffering upon the world.

Thanks again, Scott, for your courage, perseverance, and integrity.
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When everyone's a victim... (Score:1)
by Philalethes on Tuesday April 23, @09:19AM EST (#4)
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Sorry, I realize this project is well-intentioned, but I don't think that government agencies addressing the "status of men"--me-tooing feminism by defining men as yet another non-responsible victim group in need of protection from the State--will get us anywhere.

When everyone's a victim, who's in charge? Who's responsible? Politicians? Bureaucrats? Seriously?

Get this straight: there is no such thing as "equality" between the sexes. A balance of power is possible, yes--and in fact every human society that has survived for any time has worked out such a balance, almost always unconsciously. But in reality, someone is in control in any/every sphere of human life. Traditionally, universally, women have been in control of what happens inside the family/home/bed, while men have been in charge outside, in public life. This traditional arrangement was of course imperfect--as is everything in this world--but at least it provided for some "checks and balances" on the natural follies and excesses of both sexes.

Now, in our wonderful "Brave New World," women remain in control of home/family/sexuality (a control they wield by Nature's design, and can never lose), but also control public/political life as well. This is not "equality," nor is it any kind of balance of power. It reduces "men" to the status of abject slavery, and allows/encourages women to "express" the very worst aspects of their character without any form of restraint. It is a recipe for disaster.

What we need to get out of the hole we're in is some grownups. That is, men--in the sense that word was understood before feminism took over. Whether any, or enough, can be found after several generations of American mothers systematically crippling their sons is the question. But if we don't do it, who will?
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