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Men Are the Backbone of Civilization

  • “If civilization had been left in female hands, we would still be living in grass huts.” — Camille Paglia
  • “Without men, there would be no civilization.” — Matt Walsh
  • “America’s abundance was created not by public sacrifices to the ‘common good,’ but by the productive genius of free men.” — Ayn Rand
  • “Strong men are the backbone of our society.” —  Layah Heilpern
  • “Among American citizens, there should be no forgotten men.” — Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Men and women deserve equal rights. But men and women have important physical, social, and psychological differences, even including their brain structure. For these reasons, men and women play roles in society that are different and complementary.

Men are the backbone of civilization as Fathers, Peacemakers, Workers, and Warriors.

FATHERS

Men hold stronger pro-family values than women, studies show. Men have a stronger commitment to the goals of marriage, parental aspirations, are more pro-life, are less likely to engage in child abuse, avoid infidelity, eschew divorce, and more.

And fathers make unique and important contributions to a child’s development by providing a parenting style that fosters risk-taking, problem-solving through open-ended questions, physical activity, and emotional regulation.

According to a UNICEF report on child well-being, children in the US, Canada, and the UK rank low in social and emotional well-being. A largely ignored factor among policymakers is the devastating effects of father’s absence in children’s lives.

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PEACEMAKERS

Throughout history, queens were more likely to wage war than kings. From 1480 to 1913, Europe’s queens were 27% more likely than its kings to wage war, according to the National Bureau of Economics.

One listing of famous peace activists depicts 19 persons, of whom 12 are men such as:

  • Martin Luther King
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Nelson Mandela
  • Dalai Lama

WORKERS

Men predominate in the occupations that are essential to the very existence of society, and also providing economic sustenance to their families (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics):

  • Farming, fishing, and forestry: 72.2%
  • Construction:
    • Carpenters: 95.8%
    • Laborers: 96.5%
    • Electricians: 97.1%
    • Roofers: 95.9%
  • Protective service occupations:
    • Firefighters: 93.7%
    • Detectives and criminal investigators: 67.1%
    • Police officers: 85.8%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, “Men remained more likely to work full-time than women (85.8% versus 75.1%).”

WARRIORS

A vigorous military is essential to the protection of society. A strong majority of persons who serve in the military are men: