Invisible Men

Ralph Ellison wrote about being invisible. Being of a different race made him a non-person to the dominate White culture and it was a dehumanizing and evil thing to have to live with. He wanted change as a lot of decent people on all sides did in those days. 

Nobody wants change now, when it comes to the Battle of the Sexes, the women have won and are aided by politicians who are making sure the battle isn't only won, but that there will never be a rebalancing. Women are now 65% of university graduates and expanding into trade schools and other alternative careers. Government is compelled to hire women and minorities, and when they have a choice, they opt to not hire men. Many more employers prefer women as well. Even the private sector is trying to please our modern feminist sensibilities.

I did an experiment recently and went back to look how many guys I knew in high school who had made some sort of success in their lives. In all but three cases (out of 15), the guys were simply working from paycheck to paycheck. They were divorced, drinking, getting fat, watching too much television, etc.  The women I used to know not only were heavily into social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.), but also had their own websites, businesses and were really successful. 

I've heard men need to grow up, to try harder.  Why? Women rule the workplace, the home, and the social environment. There is no need for men to advance. The point has been made that women are hypergamous, meaning they marry up. They want a man who earns more than they do, preferably double, so they can stop working and build a home.  But what happens when so many women are pulling ahead of most men? What happens when more and more men are jailed, underemployed, unemployed, and disillusioned?  What happens when the political elite are stuck on righting some sex imbalance in the workplace that never really was a problem until social engineering made it one?

Long-term idleness kills the male spirit. Men need to be active and doing work they can enjoy or at least tolerate. To give countless advantages to women seems counterproductive. Matriarchies never last. Women are too apt to make alliances with outsiders; alliances that are against their interests - in the name of being seen as egalitarian, or fair, or friendly. 

Still, more and more educational institutions are not interested in men's enrollment. If the majority of colleges had 80% female students, that would suit them fine. If public and private employers frowned on hiring men in many cases, how does the economy suffer?  It leaves societies strongest and most aggressive sex on the sidelines, making up their own rules without paying attention to the system. No, men just don't go invisible - they go underground. They work off the books. They save up and leave the country. They stop cooperating. This is the future of the West. Unlimited immigration from hostile nations, higher taxes and regulations, and a social preference for women to dominate. Meanwhile, men will either become broken and useless, or only useful to themselves. 

It's happening now.