Celebrating Masculinity:

 

 

 

Aaron Clarey’s A World Without Men 

 

 is one of the more unusual and provocative books written about contemporary gender relations. Part social commentary, part economic analysis, and part thought experiment, Clarey asks a simple but confronting question: what would happen if men largely withdrew from their traditional roles as workers, providers, builders, protectors, and husbands?

What makes this book from November 2023 so distinctive is its focus on the often-unseen infrastructure of society. 

Clarey argues that many of the comforts, technologies, services, and institutions that modern people take for granted are overwhelmingly created and maintained by men... 

Rather than concentrating on individual grievances, he examines the broader economic and social consequences of declining male participation and motivation. In doing so, he contributed an influential early voice to discussions about male disengagement, falling workforce participation, delayed family formation, and the changing relationship between the sexes.

The book’s strengths lie in its originality, accessibility, and willingness to challenge assumptions. Clarey writes with humour, energy, and a clear economic lens, making complex social trends understandable to a general audience. Readers interested in men’s issues, labour markets, or demographic change will find plenty of thought-provoking observations in here...

However, the book also has weaknesses. Clarey’s style can be deliberately provocative, occasionally sacrificing nuance for rhetorical impact. Some arguments are overstated, and critics may feel that he relies too heavily on generalisations about men and women. Readers looking for a balanced academic treatment will almost certainly find the tone to be polemical, rather than scholarly.

Despite these limitations, A World Without Men remains an important and influential contribution to the conversations about masculinity and social change. Whether you agree with every one of Clarey’s conclusions or not, he raises questions that are difficult to ignore... The book succeeds in highlighting the often-overlooked value of men’s contributions to society and encourages readers to think more carefully about what's lost when boys and men disengage.

It's a provocative, imperfect, but memorable work that continues to spark debate.

Unknown Contributor.

( from Digital Anvil )

The War on Young Men: (the Speech )

 Dear Readers/Visitors:

 

I --with a sigh of relief and of celebration-continue the ( masculine and feminine) tradition of asserting the Good with the Great.

what do i mean?

Because of my past lives (experiences and events and persons ) i am thrilled to present on my blog the link to the entire speech of Gerard Holland detailing the War on Young Men."

 

enjoy and thrill>>>

 

link to The War on Young Men 

 

 Tap or click on above link

 

Strengthening Your Marriage:

Strengthening your marriage:

‘Honour one another above yourselves.’ Romans 12:10 NIV

No matter how good your marriage is, you can make it better.

 Author Jon Gordon writes:

‘My wife and I just celebrated our eighteenth wedding anniversary. We’ve learned and grown a lot…and I want to share some of our relationship lessons:

 (1) Choose wisely. One of the most important decisions you’ll ever make is the person you marry. You know you’re with the right person when they give you strength.  Looking back…there’s no way I could have done it without my wife. Her love, support, belief and encouragement gave me strength. She believed in me when no one else did. 

(2) Be willing to improve and grow. Early in our marriage our relationship wasn’t very good. I was young, selfish and quite negative. One day my wife had enough: ‘I love you but I’m not going to spend my life with someone who makes me miserable. You have to change.’ I looked at myself and realised she was right. So I became willing to change and to become a positive influence on my wife, my children and others. 

(3) Communicate. Communicate. Communicate! Most relationships break down because of poor communication. We’ve had disagreements over the years, but we always communicated, and this allowed us to grow stronger together. (4) Admit when you’re wrong. I’ve been wrong many times and admitted it. I’ve also admitted I was wrong even when I thought I wasn’t. I knew my wife was bothered, and it was more important for her to feel loved than for me to feel right. It takes maturity and a willingness to focus on your spouse more than your ego.’

I thank Vision.org.au for this daily- reading.

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Final Thought:

This man's  values and experiences parallel my own. Such was my personal experience fairly close to the Authors. That is why im happy to include it on my blog.

Pills to Slow Aging:

Pills to Slow Aging

Businesswoman Katia Dowling wants to live a long life. She isn't thinking of merely 80 years, but rather 200 or 300 years. She is pinning her hopes on research in which some of the richest people in the world have invested billions of dollars. The area generating the most excitement involves the Yamanaka factors, developed by Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka, whose research has made significant progress in this field.

Imagine taking a pill and reversing your age.

Others follow rigorous and obsessive daily routines of vitamins and exercise in an effort to extend their lives. Those who follow Jesus believe there is the possibility of living forever—it’s just not here, in this broken world and in a decaying body.

Living eternally with Jesus seems like a far better option.

 

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My gratitude to Karl Faase.

( from Digital Anvil)

Gaza, the Occupation:

Before 1967, Egypt occupied Gaza. There were terror attacks toward Israel. 

From 1967 until 2005, Israel controlled the enclave. There were terror attacks against Israelis. 

When it withdrew unilaterally in 2005, there were no Jews left in Gaza. Terrorists still launched attacks.

Palestinian terrorism from Gaza did not begin with Israel’s control, and it did not end with Israel’s withdrawal. Violence has never been a result of occupation; it has always been about ending the only Jewish nation.

Anonymous Contributor.

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Conviction:

Conviction:

I love a person of conviction. Few rarely stand for a good cause. But God loves a person of mercy.

Will you forgive today ?

By Digital Anvil.

 

Love: (2) 

Logic won't get you to GOD, GOD is beyond logic.

GOD is THEOlogical.

By Digital Anvil.

Final thought:

Replace GOD with the word " Love."