Bonus Nick Offerman reminding people there actually is no such thing as “manly”:
Actually there is a thing called Manliness.
Manliness is the ability and willingness to fight.
In our dominant culture, the Consumer Culture, fighting is considered “aggressive” and “violent”.
However, in the Martial Culture, the culture of the fight gyms, Manliness is defined as fight skills (ability and willingness to fight), a trained and conditioned body and most importantly the Moral Virtues of Humility, Integrity, Selflessness, Self Control and always showing Respect.
Manliness is very moral.
In the Consumer Culture, Manliness is bought. It’s all about “appearing” Manly. The right clothes, car, house, partner, even the body (steroid muscles).
In the Martial Culture Manliness is earned. You train and you fight.
You learn to protect and defend yourself and those you love.
So there actually is such a thing as “Manly”!
Visit a fight gym and find out!
Train and fight!
Always seek Manliness!
WarriorMale
I think @warriormale just broke down that over indulgent Consumerism was the root of the fall of Manliness in America
Very true!
Today over 90% of Men can’t defend themselves because they don’t know how to fight.
Really tragic.
They look good - big muscles, great clothes, fast cars - but don’t know jack about how to defend and protect themselves.
capitalism is fucking scary because it will commodify literally anything. it commodifies the rebellion culture that is supposed to strike against the system but capitalism turns it into “punk rock”. it commodifies spirituality to make you buy self help books that teaches you to stay away from capitalism. it commodifies minimalism and makes you buy things to maintain your minimalist aesthetic. it commodifies global warming, one of the deadliest consequences of capitalism itself and guilt trips you into buying “green products”. it commodifies itself and creates the idea that vanity is fashionable. it will eat everything up.
