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“Postmodernism became all the rage, with weirdos like Derrida, Foucault, and their likes”
Deconstructionism was one of the many philosophies perpetrated by French socialists like the above which added to the break down of traditional values. The roles of men and women, clearly defined in the Bible, and complementary ones at that, were challenged and ultimately redesigned by an establishment of communist leaning intellectuals who dominated the college campuses and the media. With that combination, it was difficult to retain the male attributes so necessary to maintain our culture. Most young men today, (not all of course) are no longer motivated to support families or even lead them. They have devolved into the handmaiden of their wives and girlfriends, accompanying them at the supermarket where the two of them discuss what kind of pasta they will cook that evening. Women, forever searching for a good man, sabotaged themselves by embracing feminism in the past and setting themselves up for the kind of relentless work schedule they nearly all must adhere to now. I recall attending a seminar once for a job I held. For some reason, the seminar leader was pointing out the differences between life now and what it was like in the ‘50s. In the 1950’s, her projected graph showed, nearly all married women were not employed outside the home, home sales were up, gas was cheap,etc. Now one would think that the seminar leader was presenting this with a longing glance at the past. On the contrary, her tone was sarcastic. She then showed the statistics for the modern society. Everyone working, home sales down, etc. and for some reason she thought this was great. I raised my hand and said given the upbeat statistics of 50 years earlier, what are we doing wrong? She then gave the usual response about how prejudice people were in those days, how little mobility women had, how the disabled were in institutions et al. The point is our culture was hijacked in the 60s by the leftist ideologues who had surfaced earlier in the century and didnt get their momentum until mid century. If I were to look back, it began in earnest with Lyndon Johnson’s “civil rights” programs. These socialistic ventures in actuality equated white males with racism, and thus began the process of demonization which has led to the impotency of males everywhere today. Unfortunately the remedy is not easy. We, as a people, have become too used to a dual salary and the things it buys us. New cars, new phones, computers are all purchases that have gone beyond luxury status and become necessities to most Americans. The status quo cannot remain so without two incomes. But even if we could reduce the desire for material goods significantly, the damage has already been done.