The New World Order: Feminism is War on Men

When you hear the word New World Order, what comes to your mind? To the millennials, our minds race to a new way of life orchestrated by a few powerful individuals. As a matter of fact, in the early 2000s, most people thought the new world order was synonymous with Illuminati and devil worshipping. So according to you, which world order can you say best works for all of us? By world order, I mean, the way society has transformed in terms of gender roles and responsibilities, as well as the role of men. Equality brought a level playing field, but has it killed the masculinity in men, and encouraged feminine men? 

The World Order as It Should Be

Men are leaders and protectors and they give direction. That is how it was intended to be and how it has always been. It is the reason masculinity always forms the discussion nowadays unlike before. Masculinity is a characteristic of men that distinguishes them from women in society. It is characterised by assertiveness, leadership, single-mindedness, risk-taking, and problem-solving. A society that has men who embrace masculinity experience less vices such as gender-based violence because real men protect their societies. They take the initiative to instil good behaviours in young men for the good of society at large. In many African cultures, boys underwent rights of passage where they were taught how to be men in society. By the time they are through, one would see a complete transformation, from boys to men. 

Where We Went Wrong

For society to succeed we need strong principled and straightforward men to provide leadership. Education is a good thing and it has brought change in the lives of many. We are no longer hanging around forests hunting and gathering fruits for survival. Children’s mortality rates have gone down, thanks to education and the modernisation of medical practice. However, with the good things, have we seen the weakening of men? Men no longer exhibit masculinity as they used to be, and we can’t blame them.

The rain started beating us when we allowed women to teach us what masculinity is. The moment they said masculinity is not static but flexible, evolving, and adaptive to different contexts. At that point, it becomes impossible to uphold true masculinity and we end up deviating to feminified masculinity. Feminified masculinity is a type of masculinity that befits women and brings up weak men. Feminism and feminists advocate raising children different. They say, “To achieve gender equality, we simply have to raise children differently.”

To women, masculinity is all about being able to provide for their families but provision is just a component. Though modern society expects a loving man who can provide for his family, feminism has degraded the value of men. As Suzzane Venker rightly puts it, feminists and feminism are at war with masculine men. This is because it has brought idiotic husbands whose wives are smarter than them. 

The New World Order

Feminism has changed things and we now have men who are in their wive’s shadows. The old dad raised five or six children as the wife stayed at home, but the new dad cannot raise two children with a career woman. He begs for the wife’s support in providing for the family and sees nothing wrong, because the wife has a better job and pay. When the advocates of gender equality say they have all figured out, and that women are in their rightful place, they forget to switch the roles. The new dad is unemployed and with no hope of a brighter future, yet the society expects him to provide.

Disappearance of Masculine Men is Terrible News to Women

Owen Strachan says, “The cultural elites who celebrate men’s decline are attempting to obliterate God’s design for half of the human race—the half that has traditionally provided, protected and led for the benefit of others.” He wonders what will happen without men of courage and conviction who do the hard jobs that no one else can do. In a society that has seen the decline of masculine men, women would cherish having a successful marriage, whereas men’s interest in such has gone down. This is according to research conducted by  the Pew Research Center. A 2007 report from the National Bureau of Economic Research, shows that as women become more “independent” by suppressing masculinity, they become less happy.

Where Did Good Men Go To?

Not a single day passes before you hear or see this statement from a woman. For the past few years, women have wondered where the good men went to. In a nutshell, the good men, in this case, are those exhibiting masculinity, who can provide leadership, provide, and make them feel like women. The order is now different and women are at the fore. For decades, feminism told women they could do all that men could do. Because of this, men decided to take a back seat and let women take control. They can open their doors, pay for their food, engage in sex without commitment, pay their mortgage, and even have their children. 

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