Men on Strike

🤷‍♂️Jordan Peterson called, he wants his shtick back.

Apparently the genetics that determines the conformation of our genitals determines our place in society. Not the colour of our skins, though; that would be crazy. And if some people don't get the position they think they're entitled to, they're going to pout. REALLY hard.

Men On Strike sheds a light on a topic that we don't often hear about. Men are losing their place in society because women have gained tremendous advancement in education and in the workplace.

There were many parts of the book that I found interesting and quite educational. However, for me I think it would have been more effective had the author written about the importance of women having a good father so they don't lose respect for men at such a young age. I see that as a big problem in America. The fathers are out of the picture and the young girls don't learn what a real man is supposed to act like.

If men wish to gain respect again they need to get in the game with being responsible, respectful, kind, and caring. There are plenty of good women looking for nice men but the days of the gentlemen seem to be in the history books. Far too many men seem fine with sitting back and letting women support the family and do all the work. Getting in the game as a partner will help men to regain their strength and respect.

Honesty is another attribute that needs to return to the male character!

It may seem surprising that a book investigating sociology supporting male empowerment is written & produced by the very system criticized in the book. Helen Smith apparently has a PhD (in forensic psychology I presume), but she speaks in both broad generalizations and anecdotally. In her own defence she proclaims on page 143 that the book is meant as a call to action rather than a research study. Yet, it seems strange to launch a call to action if the research is conducted via her own website blog and with hastily approached strangers in her local area. My biggest concern is that 'merica can graduate a PhD forensic psychologist with nothing better to do that write a thesis with an alarmist title and catchy graphics to tour the talk show circuit with facts and evidence cherry-picked like a self-fulfilling prophesy. The truth in this book gains little from the pages of indented quotes from people called Richard Ricardo, TeeJaw, Difster, & Oso Pardo, eta alia. We might as well get the Trailer Park Boys™ to issue an invective quote! I actually fully agree with the premise of the book; however, some of the conclusions don't follow from the premise. For example, to encourage men to fight back legally in divorce cases is a prescription for bankruptcy. Cui Bono? - the lawyers & judges (they're in the business of redistributing your wealth to themselves). Perhaps the same could be said of psychologists, particularly if you buy this book.

The female author uses her PhD to sell a book based on casual interviews with men she meets in gyms, bars, and on the street. I shuddered when I read this - if ever there was fodder for a war between the sexes, this is it. An angry man with this book under his belt has two options: 1. Become a hermit 2. Attack any women who resist his brand of masculinity. This book makes me fear for my safety.

I enjoyed it. Has the courage to say quite a few politically incorrect things that I think the author gets away with due to the gender of the author. I agree completely with the authors points, just not so sure I would get away with voicing what the author so eloquently states........

Excellent. I will give this to all of my relatives, men and women, for Christmas. A must read for all men in America.