The masculine virtue of accepting responsibility has all but disappeared. This is no surprise, since masculinity and true virtue are also on life support.
There is no better display of this than to watch our political leaders – on both sides – blame everyone else for their failures to lead and act. President Biden gave a great example of this and it’s convenient for me to use – since I am obviously very opposed to the Democrat regime – but the problem is much deeper than the Democrat party: it is nationwide – in all parties – and doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon.
Biden’s blaming of Donald Trump for the Afghanistan situation is truly appalling to me and it is shameful that we live in a world where we blame everyone else for our own failures. The reality of the matter is that President Biden took a position – willfully – where he would represent the country. He assumed the role of a representative head for the people of this country. He made a bad situation worse and then proceeded to blame others for it.
The root of the problem is easy enough to trace down. The feminist movement came up as a spring out of Marxism. With the feminist movement, we had the push to end the patriarchal systems that existed.
It may come as no surprise to my readers that I would like to see a return to the patriarchal system. However, it may be surprising what this actually looks like in practice. It isn’t about subjugation: it’s about responsibility.
The feminists had a point as they complained about the sad state of men. The prohibition movement is a great example.
Many seem to be under the impression that prohibition was a result of a conservative push to end unrighteous behavior in our nation. Prohibition was actually a result of the women who were left destitute by men who would not take responsibility for their actions, for their families and for their finances. They left their women and children to suffer because they would not represent their families correctly.
The solution – however – is just as bad as the problem. The result of feminism and prohibition wasn’t the end of the crisis of manhood.
Instead, it was the lowering of the bar. We lowered the standard of manhood and placed the burden on the backs of women to provide for themselves. At this point, we have created a society that all but forces women to assume the role of men.
There is a lesson I learned from a few good men that I wish Joe Biden could learn. You accept responsibility. When you take or are given a position of authority, you are responsible.
It is time that we hold men accountable for their decisions. Men are responsible for their families. Judges are responsible for their decisions. A chief is responsible for his war. A president is responsible for his nation.
Joe Biden’s blaming of others is an example from a macrocosm that occurs daily in the microcosm of our families.
Maybe it’s time for a change.
Jeremy Wiggins writes a bi-weekly column for The Graham Star. He can be reached via email, jeremywiggins87@gmail.com.