… but bloody hell, can it hurt sometimes. Fortunately, that pain is often what is needed to set you free.
There is
nothing quite like getting hit between the eyes with a strong dose of
the truth. There is nothing that prepares you for the painful epiphany that
follows when you realise that you have been ripped off, lied to, and
kept in the dark for much of your life… and that you can do
something about it.
This is
how I felt when I first became exposed to the Manosphere a few years
ago. Actually, let’s call the Manosphere what it is: the truth. The
truth that men and women are not
the same, and should never
act like they are. The truth that feminism has done appalling damage
to the health of our society. The truth that socialism is and will
always be a diseased abomination, a fundamental violation of the
God-blessed natural rights that are yours from birth. The truth that
government, if left to itself, will enslave you, while claiming that
it is trying to protect you. The truth that playing by the rules is
not rewarded, that hard work and sacrifice no longer hold value. The
truth that the global economic system has fallen off a cliff, and
that it will not survive in its current form.
The
beauty of the truth is that it is truly universal. Much of the
Manosphere today is dominated by writers of American origin, who see
things from an American perspective. I am not American. I came to
this country years ago to study and then to work. I loved this
country, but I came to realise eventually that I loved what
it was, not what it is, and I’ve
watched with quiet and growing rage from a foreigner’s perspective as this once-great
nation systematically destroys itself from within. And I say that if
you are an American seeing the decay around you, you’re not imagining
things, and you’re not alone.
Raise
your hand if you’ve ever been told the following in your life:
-
When
you date a girl, you should be a “nice guy”- pay for all of her
drinks and meals, hold doors open for her, and act like a perfect
gentleman. If you are not rewarded for this behaviour with sex or
marriage, then it’s your fault for not trying hard enough. -
Equality
is a Good Thing. You must accept women in the workplace alongside
you and must actively encourage women to join your workforce, even
if they work shorter hours and easier jobs than you do. If they get promoted faster than you despite knowing less and working less, then that should be applauded as a sign of “progress”. This is Just
How It Is. -
You
must go to college. If you don’t, you’re a failure in life. You must
then work hard, save, and sacrifice for yourself and your children,
and if you do so, you will be rewarded for it. -
Government
exists to provide for people what they cannot provide for
themselves. It is not merely a guarantor of your basic rights and
freedoms, it must do for you what you cannot do yourself. -
It
is your duty as a citizen to provide things for others even if they
have not earned them, including but not limited to money for
housing, food, clothes, and education. You are indeed your brother’s
keeper, whether you like it or not. -
You
are absolutely obliged to support your parents in their old age- not
through your personal choice or effort, but through gigantic
government-sponsored welfare schemes.
It
may surprise you to know that I heard every one of these tropes long
before I ever came to America. Many of these attitudes, particularly regarding the role and scope of government, are deeply ingrained within the Asian psyche.
I
am Asian, I grew up in South-east Asia, and I’ve spent most of my
adult life in the West. I can tell you this: as bad as you think
things are here, what with government working hard every day to make
you less wealthy, less happy, and less free, things are far
worse in large parts of Asia. Over there, government is viewed not
with suspicion or fear but with tolerance and even faith, though
feminism thankfully is still in relative abeyance- societies in Asia
are far more conservative than their Western counterparts, and it’s
taking a while for the sexual revolution of the West to take root in
countries like India and China. But make no mistake- it is happening.
The
fact is that much of Asia faces many of the same problems you do in
the West, but on a far greater scale. When it comes to dating, you
are expected to be selfless (read: BETA) as much as possible, yet
divorce rates are going up throughout both conservative India and
China and more metropolitan Singapore and Hong Kong. In Japan, the emergence of “herbivore men” who have no interest in sex or
marriage is both hilarious and pathetic, and it is a direct
consequence of the feminist revolution. It is still possible to hold
the same job for life, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to
maintain a “traditional” household in which the husband works and
the wife stays at home to raise the children. Equality in the
workplace is being mandated on a scale and a level completely unheard
of in the West- the Indian government, for instance, imposes severe quotas for places in schools and public-sector jobs, and
increasingly is looking to invade the private-sector with
affirmative-action quotas.
The
famous Asian ethic of hard work and saving is still intact, but it is
becoming very clear to young men around my age that it will not be
rewarded. If you work in the financial, industrial, or
pharmaceuticals sectors, you know the truth of this. It doesn’t
matter how hard you work. It doesn’t matter how well you perform. The
only thing that matters is how well you kiss up to regulators and
senior management. In that respect, life is no different than it is
here in the USA.
If
you live in a cosmopolitan society, it really doesn’t matter what
country you live in; the problems you face are universal. Given this,
what is a self-aware young man to do these days?
For starters, accept
the truth of the Red Pill. Understand that your life will change, and
that it won’t necessarily be pleasant- the truth is often difficult
and painful, and your inadequacies as a man will not be spared. Lift
weights. Eat right. Become financially secure and independent, so
that you never have to
take some old incompetent fool’s orders ever again. Learn how to use
a weapon. Above all, learn game, and apply the rules of the game to
your life. Do everything you can to make yourself the
best man you can be,
a man that other men can look up to and admire for his grasp of the
masculine virtuesof Strength, Courage, Mastery, and Honour-
because it will be your virtues as a man that will carry you through
the turmoil that is yet to come. This will not be easy, but then,
nothing truly worth doing is ever easy.
I
do not pretend to have all of the answers. I do not even pretend to
be particularly good at being a man. By some measures, I have a very
long way to go- especially when it comes to women and game. I call
myself Didact for a reason- I seek to teach, but I am merely a
student. The difference between me and most men my age is that I was
slapped in the face with the truth a few years ago, and I can no
longer accept the lies that society has told me throughout my life. I
will not accept the fate that society has planned for me- to become a
somnambulant slave to a grasping and greedy welfare state, to accept
a woman’s power over me and my hard-won earnings, to believe the
myths and lies that are taught to us as Gospel by our schools and
universities. By taking the oath to be the best man you can be, you
are taking the first critical step towards being truly free.
We
face a very hostile world today. The West is collapsing, long gone
past the point of recovery. Its destruction is both richly deserved
and tragic beyond reckoning; Western civilisation has been eaten away
from within by its own greed, hypocrisy, and decadence. There is no
guarantee that what comes after will be any better. Only by accepting
the universal and ancient truths that define us as Men can you
prepare yourself for the day when the world will once again require
masculine virtues. Only then can you accept the freedoms that you
have earned, and exercise the freedoms that were yours by the will of
God.
Take
the challenge to be free, and make what you will of it.
6 Comments
On the one hand, you say "Above all, learn game, and apply the rules of the game to your life." And then you say "Western civilization has been eaten away from within by its own greed, hypocrisy, and decadence." But what is game but a way to satisfy your greed through hypocrisy and decadence.
The problem with the West is selfishness and inconsideration for others. Women express this through feminism. Men through Game and MGTOW. It's all the same.
No. It's the other way around. Western civilisation brought this upon itself. Game is nothing more and nothing less than a set of very powerful tools based on universal truths about the differences between men and women, and in particular truths about female psychology. These are truths that Western civilisation has disposed of, and as a result that civilisation is breaking down. These truths include simple but profound ideas like socio-sexual hierarchies (similar to what are found in pack hunters), female hypergamy and solipsism, and male leadership. Game allows a self-aware man to take advantage of these traits, for whatever end he chooses- whether it be one-night stands, long-term relationships, or marriage. Again, Game is a set of tools, a means to whatever end a man chooses, not the end itself.
If selfishness and lack of consideration for others are problems unique to Western decadence, why then is the East showing signs of the exact same disease? Confucian values and respect for others are still core beliefs in China and Japan, yet marriage rates and population growth in both have stalled and divorce rates are rising. If Game is a way to satisfy one's greed through hypocrisy and decadence, why then were most marriages in the old "Marriage 1.0" format based on the idea of a man in a leadership position- a core element of Game?
My own parents met and married in line with the old and highly effective standards of Marriage 1.0. In a single generation, that paradigm has been usurped and destroyed to the point where upwardly mobile men like me are wondering whether there is any point to marriage at all. Game is just the name that we use to describe a set of universal truths, and when society comes around to accepting them again, a flourishing and powerful civilisation can be rebuilt around them.
Game combines simple obvious truths with modern immorality. That the truths behind Game are considered profound just reflects the ignorance of our times. These truths were known by most men for most of history.
Feminism and Game are exactly the same. Both use the differences between the sexes in order to benefit one sex. Feminism manipulates men's instincts to make them serve women. Game manipulates women's instincts to make them serve men. Both are harmful to marriage and to society.
The source of morality is religion. When religion dies, morality dies and people become selfish. In the West, this began in the early 1800s with the Christian revival movement which destroyed the moral component of Christianity. In the East, this happened later through Western influence. In particular, Communism destroyed religion in much of the East. Confucian values are rapidly declining. Confucianism isn't taken seriously anywhere in the world today.
Marriage 1.0 is still possible. I know because I have it. But it requires rejection of modern values and culture.
Feminism manipulates men's instincts to make them serve women. Game manipulates women's instincts to make them serve men. Both are harmful to marriage and to society.
Yet again, Game is just a tool. That's it. You can use it for moral or immoral ends, but Game in and of itself has no morality to it. It's simply a recognition of some fundamental truths- many of which, incidentally, are embedded within Scripture. Christianity and Game are not mutex, they are complementary. Moreover, Game can be used to save a marriage just as easily as it can be used to end one. Feminism, however, is simply a violation of truth and as such is actively dangerous.
Confucian values are rapidly declining. Confucianism isn't taken seriously anywhere in the world today.
I'd like to see you tell that to roughly a billion Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Laotians, and Koreans who happen to believe otherwise.
Game is more than a tool. Try going to a Game forum and criticize the idea of seducing young women as being harmful to society, and see the reaction. Game people have values and they are bad values.
As for Confucianism, just have a long talk with your parents and ask them how the values and culture in the country that they came from has changed. Or even better, ask your grandparents.
Game can be used to save a marriage as well as destroy it. The concepts of game are not immoral, they are simply amoral- you can use them to become better at being a man generally, or you can use them to become a d-bag who happens to be very good at scoring with women. Either way, it's a man's individual choice. Athol Kay in particular has put together a rather good approach to using game to improve a marriage.
And yes, my parents are both well aware that the values of their home nation are changing rapidly, not necessarily for the better. (To be clear, "Confucianism" comes from one of the neighbours of my nation, not mine in particular. We call it something different.) That does not change the fact that Confucian values are still strong within the nations where they are practised.