What It Means to be a Man

Man--a member of 1/2 of the human species primarily responsible for warfare, power struggles over territory and resources, family/community/nation protection, violence...and rape. The societal and sexual worth of a man is oftentimes measured in the amount of resources he acquires, the amount of power he wields. A man provides, a man protects, and he will do it through love or violence. Men are driven by sex, status and power.

 

We are largely removed from the perils of the natural world and safely live in our own artificially constructed environment, but a man is still required to be a hunter. This hunter uses his cunning and intelligence to win the game, for success is defined by winning -- a man's motive and prerogative. In war, industry, and sports, the survival of one depends on the 'death' of the other. Men try to dominate other men, there is no substitute for the victor's chair.

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