Good men must rise to save out world
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“I am a woman, and all of the topics so far are just as vital and helpful to women as men. We are entrepreneur "want a be's" as well. We are wives and girlfriends who can learn from Ms. Armstrong. We have son's, fathers, brothers, bosses, neighbors, etc, in our lives, who we could understand better and encourage through your information. I hope you will explore those aspects as well. What happens to men when they are with other men at work or in peer groups? How can they shun poor behavior, without getting into fights or face the fear of harm or revenge?
I feel a huge part of our problems, today, stem from the media. In the 70's, women stood up and insisted that comedians and sitcoms stop portraying women as weak, idiots, (i.e. Honeymooners, All in the Family ...). So the roles were switched. Men became the target of bashing, made to look weak, stupid and silly, (i.e The Simpsons,). Treated as another child in the family, who needed to be scolded and "reigned in". Women became the powerful, always right, and disciplinarian to her husband, the reverse of The Lucy Show. This has removed strong and appropriate male role models for young men. Permission was given through these characters for young men to be uncontrolled, brazen, disrespectful to authority and over the top misbehaved in society. There are only a few shows that show families with children, many of which are dysfunctional families or non-traditional. Women are now the leads in superhero movies and cop shows, which is great, but where are the role models for young men. The media has the power to change this and strengthen and prepare young men, but they have forsaken this important role for ratings. Just the reality shows alone have broken down almost all societal taboos. Please, Mike, address this issue.
In addition, our economy has been particularly hard on male employment. Women have more and better jobs, which brings more power into relationships, which is great. I believe women are hired more often over men because they can be paid less or because the types of jobs typically filled by men, have been the most effected, (construction, manufacturing, middle management). Men feel disillusioned and hopeless, and with no guidelines of how to handle this difficult time in their life.
Many young people grew up in the rampant divorce of the last decades. Shuffled from home to home, witnessing dysfunctional relationships and many were raised with two working parents, or single parents by necessity, irresponsibility or by choice,or by grandparents, because of their dysfunctional parents. Children in the last prosperous decades were spoiled. They hung out in malls, becoming addicting to having the next great thing. Now with this economy, they are faced with a huge downturn to what was the "Disneyland" lifestyle of their youth, leaving them angry, and confused.
Boomers grew up with the "Greatest Generation", who instilled in their children the fortitude and sense of responsibility to survive difficult times. Now, as that generation is almost gone, the message is no longer passed down. It didn't seem relevant during the prosperity of the 80's and 90's. Why delay gratification, when I can have it all now, led to the real estate bubble and now the debt bubble. Our Greatest Generation is now perceived as nothing but warmongers. But look at the sense of family, responsibility, loyalty, fortitude, love of community and country that has been lost and replaced by a narcissistic, immediate gratification, self-pleasure, single lifestyle. The new generation is of the motto, "If I don't like what is near me, I want it to go away". No kids in restaurants, really? Marriage and family is not pursued and relationships are dumped as soon as the narcissist is not pleased, (as well as mob and uninformed group lemming mentality on social issues). There is no respect for authority in schools, in the family or community, nor would this younger generation know how to join together as a community or a country it times necessitated it. And the babies born today, will have no different raising by their parent(s).
The employer/employee relationship is destroyed from decades of employees changing jobs frequently, and today the lack of a work ethic, leaving employers frustrated. Job loyalty is gone and with it the sense of caretaker by employers.
And then there is the urban, low income, urban issue. This youth needs particular attention, because of the pressures within their peer group. They have found their own answer to the concerns listed above, but these answers are violent and harmful to society.
So far, you have addressed topics interviewing those who have wealth and are functioning ok, in hopes of a self-actualization in their life experience. To truly change society we must reach men in lower income, urban, depressed areas, you will need to dig deep into their issues and give them the knowledge and skills to rise out of the situation. We can't as a country reboot without this group, for they will continue to increase their anger, violence and despair. We must try to reach them so that we can all have an opportunity to learn and rise as a country. Thanks Mike, for what you are doing.”Read full review »
Rd401 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/08/15
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“Mike’s Self Made Man podcast is a must for guys who want to do more than just fill in the blanks of life. If you’re looking for something more, if you want to find out what’s below the surface, check out this podcast! Get ready to throw yourself into the adventure of creating your own legacy!...”Read full review »
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