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The Patriot Post Digest 1-6-2017
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During the 2016 presidential campaign, we were told that it was time for the first female president to break the “glass ceiling” men had created. Hillary Clinton was even set up with a heel suitable for a WWE event: an opponent in Donald Trump who made headlines from decade-old remarks about his prowess in grabbing women he desired as sexual objects — remarks that were kept on ice by the Leftmedia until they could be released to devastating effect24 as an October surprise.
Intentionally or not, Trump has fit himself into one of the primary stereotypes Hollywood has created for male characters — that of the boorish, bigoted cad with little redeeming social value. He’s an even less sympathetic version of Archie Bunker. When leftist Norman Lear created spinoff shows from the popular “All in the Family,” he also created similar male characters like Walter Findlay (husband of “Maude”) and George Jefferson. “Seinfeld” had a different take on this with Frank Costanza, George’s dad.
From that style of behavior, we go to another Hollywood favorite: the incompetent dad who screws everything up, leaving the female lead to solve the problems. (Think Ray Barone of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Homer Simpson or “Family Guy” Peter Griffin.) Another variation of this: the complete loser. (Think Al Bundy of the ‘80s sitcom “Married With Children.”)
A second media creation about how to “be a man” comes from the hardcore rappers who endlessly work out rhymes that call women some equivalent of the b-word or another that rhymes with “so.” (Some raunchy female artists do this, too, and then richly complain about objectification of women25.) Over the years that mentality has led to millions of children born to unwed mothers who have no father in their life26 — meanwhile, the “baby daddy” may have several other children by multiple women. It’s the virility of being “macho” but without the virtues of decency, maturity or responsibility.
With these portrayals of fatherhood, it’s obvious our mass media celebrates an era of “girl power” that leaves younger boys as afterthoughts bereft of good role models. They can’t even pretend to be a good male Disney character anymore27 — the media giant hardly crafts such male role models any more.
To be an acceptable man in our culture is to have those elements as a beta male, allowing yourself to get in touch with your feelings. Being a strong male — not necessarily the John Wayne caricature, but simply a man with the mental and physical strength to be a provider, husband, family leader and thoughtful Patriot — is now frowned upon, to the lament28 of those who recall a time when men weren’t so “vulnerable.”
Good male role models are a requirement, though, for a boy to have the best chance at leading a happy, fulfilling life. Yes, boys can have a strong single mother and succeed — and millions have done so despite the odds being against them. But in our worldly base of knowledge that shakes its fist at tradition and insists that an enlightened few know better, we’ve devolved to living like the pajama boy.
Changing that requires much more than a new president. It requires looking past those emasculating “experts” who would tell our boys how to be men and finding good role models and mentors who do it the right way every day. Fortunately, such role models are still out there — if we would only look for them.
MORE ANALYSIS FROM THE PATRIOT POST
The ObamaCare Conundrum29 — Democrats prepare their best defense for the GOP’s repeal efforts.
Court Shows Political Favoritism in Wisconsin30 — Leftists will look anywhere and everywhere to shut down the state’s Republican uprising.
BEST OF RIGHT OPINION
David Harsanyi: Russia Isn’t Our Friend, but That Doesn’t Make the Democrats’ Conspiracy Theories True31
Charles Krauthammer: Cold War Relic, Present Day Threat32
Rich Lowry: The Sessions Smear33
Michael Barone: Government by Faculty Lounge Subject to Repeal34
For more, visit Right Opinion35.
OPINION IN BRIEF
David Harsanyi: “In politics, proving something isn’t nearly as important as feeling it. So it’s not surprising that a recent Economist/YouGov poll found that 52 percent of Democrats believe Russia ‘tampered with vote tallies’ — not that it leaked real emails to the public but that it altered the outcome of the ballots in the presidential election. There is no proof of this happening, or that it was even attempted. The fact is, Democrats are now more likely to believe the Russians installed Trump into the presidency than Republicans are to have ever believed President Barack Obama is a Muslim. It’s unsurprising that losers of an election would attempt to minimize its validity. It happens all the time. But for the same people who were lamenting our deteriorating trust in democratic institutions — all the rage not long ago — to now embrace this kind of conspiratorial rhetoric is unprecedented. It’s a lot more damaging than the Podesta hack. It also undermines genuine concerns about Russian activity. Because Russia is not our friend. (It is not today, and it was not when Dems were mocking Mitt Romney, or when Obama was promising them space.) Julian Assange is not our friend. And Russia has nothing to do with the predicament in which Democrats find themselves. A person can believe all those things.”
SHORT CUTS
Insight: “To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.” —Confucius (551-479 BC)
Upright: “Russia clearly tried to meddle in our political system. No two ways about it. … [But] Russia didn’t tell Hillary Clinton not to go to Wisconsin or Michigan. They didn’t put the server in her basement or put the stuff on Anthony Weiner’s laptop. [Trump] won the election fair and square, clearly and convincingly, okay?” —Paul Ryan
Non Compos Mentis: “We can’t callously call things ‘hate crime.’ Is this [attack in Chicago] hate for Donald Trump or pure hate of white people? That matters.” —CNN contributor Symone Sanders, who, if the shoe were on the other foot, would no doubt be yelling “hate crime” with the rest of the Leftmedia
Dezinformatsiya: “Colin Powell Can Be Elected President of The United States on January 6.” —a Huffington Post headline eventually deleted by the editors (but not before embarrassing themselves)
Blame-shifting: “What is happening today in Syria has nothing to do with the dropping or not dropping [of bombs].” —John Kerry downplaying the effects of not enforcing Obama’s “red line”
No really, have you seen the world right now? “Almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago.” —Barack Obama
Braying Jenny: “Make no mistake, [repealing ObamaCare] is about health care. This is about denying women health care but it’s about more than that. It is about disempowering women and taking away our agency to build healthy, thriving families, which is good for everyone in this country. The last thing I will tell you is that we stand ready.” —NARAL president Ilyse Hogue
And last… “If Planned Parenthood has money to throw celebrity galas and award shows, they have money to survive without public funding.” —Stephen Miller
Semper Vigilans Fortis Paratus et Fidelis!
Managing Editor Nate Jackson
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