November 11 is Veterans Day because it is the anniversary of the 1918 WWI armistice, but it is also the anniversary of the 1885 birth of the greatest general of WWII: George Patton. His observations on manhood and the dangers of allowing natural cowardice to rule one’s actions are very applicable to an increasingly effeminate and emotionally indulgent country.
Patton observed, “All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.” This truth applies not only to military battles, but to any struggle within our society.
America is suffering from a widespread crisis of moral cowardice and lack of true masculinity. As Commies and neo-pagans and social justice pseudo-Christians took over our institutions, they encouraged multiple generations of Americans to believe that anything that made them uncomfortable or was challenging was either unjust or outright cruel. Our education system now does not make children more knowledgeable and skilled; it fills their heads with propaganda and lowers the standards to whatever ditch level is necessary to affirm kids' self-esteem. Every kid receives a diagnosis of some sort that is supposed to excuse him from all difficult expectations, mentally ill sexual perverts claim that not affirming their illness is akin to genocide, and half the country excuses maternal murder or political assassination based on criminals' feelings.
Meanwhile, many of those Americans who escape the full brainwashing or reject the lies are many of them afraid to stand up to the evil onslaught, lest they become the next Charlie Kirk or lose all their friends. Every one of us has at some point failed to tell an unpopular truth because we were too afraid of the aftermath, and every one of us has at least once chosen to sacrifice something for what was right. I have lost friends because I condemned Islamic terrorism and criticized Confederate war criminals. My relatives lost college or childhood friends because they voted for Donald Trump. I talked with whistleblowers who lost their dream careers and homes because they exposed corruption. A professor of mine became a target at my university for defending free speech.
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Timidity is perfectly natural in such circumstances, as Patton said. The profound challenge is to overcome the timidity knowing that courage often meets with condemnation and anger. Only those willing to risk something for truth and justice ever accomplish anything worthwhile.
Part of the increase in timidity is the warping of masculinity, another part of Patton's observation. A truly manly adult will be brave, persevering, hard-working, original in his thinking, and willing to sacrifice when necessary. Sadly, the woke vilification of men has created multiple generations of American men who are in many cases either toxic bullies or effeminate cowards. It's the two extremes of the masked terrorist and the soy boy. Instead of respecting women, men either cower before them or exploit them. Instead of taking initiative to fix their problems, men either terrorize those against whom they have a grudge or whine about being eternal victims. Instead of building families and communities, men take what they can get with the least amount of work. Porn, welfare, political violence, irreligiosity, self-indulgence, anti-patriotism, woke propaganda, and entitlement mentalities are poisoning American men. This crisis is ruining our country.
