Remember the time when the expected household had a white picket fence, a mother who would keep the house in ship shape, a father who went to work on the weekdays and was considered the undisputed king of the castle, and when children were expected to be civil and obedient? To most, this would be synonymous with "the good old days", where family units were strong and deviance was clocked in at lower rates (not to be confused with criminal activity). So what has happened to deteriorate us from this to the "Modern Family"? Some could say it was inevitable change of the times, some would blame societal advancements, while others will simply shrug their shoulders and ponder to themselves. But the primary blame for not just the crumbling of the household but the great nation of the United States goes towards those who put feelings above realistic goals; primarily the extreme left-wing.
In the real world, if you do not meet your expected duties you are likely to be reprimanded to a degree and even chastised. The concept of rewarding mediocrity is a ludicrous one that has spurned the onset of a generation with an ego that is unearned. Gone are the days where one would boast of achievements wrought from hard work while looking for means of improvement, as this new culture that has been supported by entertainment media entourages youth to take pride in feeble materialistic possessions and falsely fortified "achievements" that are more often than not little more than mediocrity glorified. When you see a 17 year old wearing $140 sneakers and bragging about being a "baller" while working 29 hour weeks at a fast food establishment, this is a prime example. This particular youth has been condemned to embrace mediocrity and to continue the practice of self-delusion that this is a level of success, which in turn breeds a lifetime of failure, which runs the risk of being passed down.
Conversely, it was during the times of mass exodus from European countries such as Italy and Ireland at the dawn of the 1900's where one should look to emulate behaviors. The individuals from that era lived within their means, worked hard and saved harder until they had begun to reach a level of varying momentum. Even with The Great Depression hitting not too far later, the mentality of having a predator's need to stalk and hunt what was desired had become ingrained in many. Even the natural order lists the strongest species as those who would actively seek, while lesser species barely scavenged and took on scraps. The "feelings" movement, as it shall be called for the duration of this piece, has managed to reverse the order of evolution by instilling a thought that one could find true success by sitting around and sacrificing everything by essentially seeking to remove that cold and calculating hunter's drive that had set humankind as an alpha species.
Yet this is only at the roots of the problem but it does get worse. As previously mentioned, this weak mindset has managed to crack the very foundation of the familial unit in ways most would not even recognize. Men, for centuries upon centuries, were built and trained to be leaders while women provided their strength through support. Even the very physiological and neurological makeup of the two seperate genders of the species presents itself as proof. But as one would know, taking a knife to eat soup and a spoon to cut steak could be feasible but illogical and ill-advised based upon the tools being used as compared to the designed purposes. While all human-beings are deserving of rights, the concept of equalizing gender roles by handing the perceived "weaker" one with weapons of great harm to cause great harm to the stronger is one that has proven ineffective. Such an example would be the divorce laws of California, where regardless of circumstance the woman receives half of her husband's assets. This has turned many women into bloodthirsty savages who prey on men and hide behind laws. Another example is the crushing effect child support laws have had on parents. One will find that as the laws have toughened against fathers that the number of single parent households (primarily with the mother being the single parent.) have exponentially increased. These massively imbalanced potential burdens to men have caused many to rethink the concept of settling down with a family and keep to themselves, which in turn has caused a downwards spiral effect that has gained a level of self-sustenance. When such hammers threaten to crush men for moral and judgmental mistakes while encouraging women to prey on men it triggers the "fight or flight" reflex to where many men choose not to gamble against the juggernaut that is the broken machine of "justice" in relation to familial matters.
This is only a part of the problem that has caused the "feelings first" movement to pollute and erode the integrity, spirit, and strength of the great nation known as The United States of America. In the next chapter (which will come soon), we shall discuss how the "feelings first" movement has spawned the P.C. (politically correct) police to reign havoc upon the basic American right to free speech. That's right, the right to free speech is dead by the hands of the spineless and the soft. Tune in next time for more. This has been The Great Father with an educational piece.