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I can't help but wonder if it's some sort of social conditioning that keeps them in their present state of mind.
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Interesting you should say that, I have read a lot of sources that suggest the Feminist Movement is linked to Marxism.
It is claimed that Feminists adopted a lot of Marxist propaganda techniques for the movement and this is where some of the more damaging ideas about male roles in family life began. I began reading some of Erin Pizzey's work today, and she has some rather interesting views on the Feminist Movement based on her experiences back in the 1970s with their (in her words) hijacking of the refuges she set up for men, women and children who were victims of domestic violence. Apparently the Feminist Movement turned the issue of domestic violence to women as innocent victim whereas men are the perpetrator when the truth is men and women usually display the behaviour of violent parents before them - women were just as likely to be initiators of violence as were men. If any of you are interested you can follow this link
here
There is also a further assertion from some members of the Men's Rights Movement that Marxism was concerned with destroying the family and therefore Feminism had the same aims by their association with 'Marxist ideology'. I really need to do more research in this area before I can agree (or disagree) with this theory myself. It has been well-documented in MRM circles as far as I can tell.
I have read a lot of information on this topic, from all sides and as you said it is a matter of determining if what may be thought as an issue, is really an issue at all!!
I have often wondered if we could change our perceptions of the issues that face men and women at the moment whether these issues of gender bias would go away?
