Friday, August 26, 2016
Israel, Europe and Australia all have
gone wrong in different directions. The reason is not that either
population is evil; the reason is either bad influences or
legitimate lessons having been learned too well.
Both Jews and Europeans learned their
lessons from the Second World War too well. The Jews, previously
pacifistic, learned that they were not safe in the world, so they
created a super-militaristic state that uses the military for all
sorts of things that can be better solved through trade and
diplomacy. And the Europeans, previously nationalistic and
militaristic, learned that war and nationalism were evil, so they
became pacifistic to the point of accommodating all sorts of regimes
that should not be accommodated.
In both cases, a very legitimate
sentiment was taken too far.
How to confront these undesirable
manifestations? Probably by telling both Jews and Europeans how
self-defeating their attitudes are.
Israelis need to be told that their
overly militaristic policy makes the Jews look like scoundrels, which
feeds anti-semitic sentiment around the globe that makes the Jews –
and the Israelis - less safe. And the Europeans need to be told that
their accommodation of barbaric regimes and cultures that have none
of their scruples or good intentions abets barbarism, resulting in
barbarism rather than pacifism becoming the driving force in the
world.
There have been of course people
telling such things to both populations. The great Yitzhak Rabin
tried to tell that to the Israelis; he got shot. Dan Fortuyne, a
Dutch politician, tried to tell this to the Europeans; he got shot
also. I do not live either in Israel or in Europe. Which means that
me saying such things is not very likely to get me shot.
In Australia, where I do live, the
biggest problem is how men treat women. There are many good things
about Australia – as there are about both Europe and Israel – but
this is a national disgrace. The Australian men have an international
reputation for abusive treatment of women; and that makes Australian
men look like creeps.
Why is this so? Most likely because the
first white people in Australia were violent criminals, and violent
criminals aren't known for being gentlemen. And what Australian men
need to be told is this:
Do you really want violent criminals
telling you what it means to be a man? Do you really want violent
criminals shaping your way of life? Do you really believe that
violent criminals deserve to define your country and speak for you?
I have of course been saying just that.
And – surprise surprise – there are any number of Australian men
howling for my blood and that of the Australian woman who married me.
I want to change the behavior of Australian men. I want to teach them a better way to have man-woman
relationships. Since my daughter is growing up here, I owe it to her
as much as I owe it to any number of good Australian women I have
known.
Particularly, I want them to reduce in
their culture the influence of violent criminals and influence it
toward better behavior and better values.
Well what about your home country –
Russia? I militantly rejected the “traditional” Russian brutality
and misogyny ever since I was a little child. Instead I took after
the better Russian influences – the poets, writers and
intellectuals who also fought this “tradition.” I have nothing to
do with the barbaric behavior of “traditional” Russian men; I
have fought it. And I am now fighting similar behavior by many men in
Australia.
Nor am I responsible for American
“political correctness.” I likewise fought it ever since I knew
what it was. The women I do respect – smart, strong, successful
women both in Russia and in America – have all rejected “political
correctness” and said that feminism in America has gone too far.
Whereas in Australia, it has not gone
far enough, and we see a culture of horrible abuse of women.
I do not only preach these better
ways. I also practice them. When my former wife left me to be with
another man, I did not threaten to kill her, nor did I try to take
away my daughter. Instead I have maintained a good relationship with
her. And now my daughter benefits from the attention of two loving
parents.
Australian men think that they have
guts; and many do. They need to have the guts to undo wrong
influences in their culture. They need to have the guts to break from
the habits of violent criminals who have been formative to their
culture and cultivate wiser ways. They need to have the guts to
reject the “tradition” of violent criminals. And they need to
have the guts to stand strong in face of people whose attitudes have
been shaped by violent criminals and affirm and practice gentlemanly
behavior.
This will solve the biggest thing that
is wrong with Australia – which country, in other respects, is the
best place in the world. It will improve the lot of Australian women,
and it will improve the character of Australian men. It will make
Australian men look better in the eyes of the world and earn
international respect. It will create better family existence for
their children. And it will allow the people of Australia to break
free from the ways of violent criminals and create a wiser and nobler
culture.
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