“No nation has ever demonized manhood to its own reward.”
This essay, invoking knightly virtue, the Fall of the Roman Empire and the tale of Parzival from Tom Hoffman at The American Thinker should be of interest to readers of Virtus.
When Masculine Virtues Go Out of Fashion
The culture war begun in the sixties has, in large part, been won by the left. Nowhere is this clearer than in the feminization of men. The virtues of manhood which had been extolled and celebrated throughout the middle ages right up to the 1950s have been completely expunged from academia and pop culture. The baby boom generation was the last to be taught the values of rugged individualism, risk-taking, courage, bravery, loyalty, and reverence for tradition. John Wayne epitomized the rugged individual who was committed to fighting “the bad guy,” but he was only one of a whole host of competing figures cut out of the same cloth. What happened?
Read the rest at The American Thinker.
Meanwhile, the left debates whether or not it should “explode” masculinity.Just in case you thought for a moment that Hoffman took it over-the-top.
Washington City Paper – Sexist Comments of the Week: Exploding Masculinity Edition
Also, Carrie Lukas notes that feminism is no longer about equality (golf clap) at National Review Online.
Jack Donovan
Jack Donovan is a poor, blue-collar man made out of muscle and blood who moonlights as an advocate for the resurgence of patriarchal, paleo-masculine values among the Men of the West. He is a contributor to The Spearhead, as well as the author of Androphilia and co-author of Blood Brotherhood and Other Rites of Male Alliance. Mr. Donovan lives and works in Portland, Oregon.
