11-14-01

1.1 In the US today we have a dearth of real men. The Muslims, whatever else I think about them, would never allow this insult. They have no confusion about manhood, and if someone even burns their "holy" book, they go up in arms.

1.2 All we do is burn Qur'ans, make speeches, and talk tough on the Internet. Meanwhile the enemies of liberty keep attacking our nation and our women. It is amazing how much American and European men put up with- just close our shells and hide. We have become noisy clams.

1.3 What is causing Western men to act like mollusks? What makes men deny their inherent aggressive, protective drive? What dysfunction of the male mind makes us unsure of our principles?

1.4 It is an ideology called Postmodernism. Even though most people do not know the word, Postmodernism affects everything in their lives. It's like the Matrix or something: all around them, but they cannot see it.

1.5 Postmodernists preach multiculturalism, moral equivalence, ethical neutrality, and hate any approach to truth. This explains why I have had trouble speaking to people both here (Boston) and earlier in the South: both were infected with Postmodernism.

1.6 In the South it is not yet as strong as in the North, but it has its slimy tentacles spread everywhere. My brother died a few weeks ago, and he proclaimed Postmodernist spirituality on his deathbed. I vowed to spend the rest of my life destroying the disgusting parasite of Postmodernism.

1.7 The quickest antidote to Postmodernism is a slap in the face. Anyone who insists that "truth is relative" needs to be shocked back into the real world.

1.8 Pain is universal and not subject to Postmodernist pretensions. It hurts, and no amount of sophomoric sophistry will make it stop. However, physical pain is nothing compared to the destruction of ideas. Therefore the best way to defeat Postmodernism is aggressive engagement.

1.9 Of course, since Postmodernists pretend that reasoning cannot prove anything, they will predictably disdain debate. In fact, they fear debate. They know that their darling delusion is an indefensible escapist device for the lazy and the weak.

1.10 Perhaps that is why Western men cling to Postmodernism so dearly: it absolves them of acting like men. They do not have to stand up, risk anything, or make any truth claims. There are no principles for which to fight. Postmodern men can stay safe in their shells, while men of less sophisticated cultures take their land and their women.