What do the invasion of Ukraine, the Hamas Israel conflict, 18 people shot dead in Maine, and the brutal murder of Lilie James have in common? The short answer is men. When you drill down into all of these violent and murderous events you find a man or men instigating them. Male violence and rage continue to be unleashed around the globe on largely innocent women and children. In the wars taking place in Ukraine and the Middle East it is men wanting more power and they will risk untold collateral damage in their pursuit of it. In the more personal incidents involving Robert Card and Paul Thijssen a broken heart was enough for these men to callously and savagely kill.
Men Killing Their Women
Violence is never far from the passions of men. In Australia, the statistics indicate that a woman is murdered by a partner or former partner every week. You have to ask yourself for how long are we going to put up with this? As a nation we spend billions on policing, the justice system, and education. How is it that such a prevalence of domestic violence continues in the 21C? How are we failing our women and their children? Why can’t we find the resolve to do something about this appalling state of affairs? Wars and the inclination to fight in wars is very much related to the underlying causes of the violence we see within our communities.
“On average, one woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner.”
Wars & Domestic Violence Have Much In Common
Wars and domestic violence are both about power. In wars we see despots like Putin and his Russian thugs preying upon weaker opponents wherever they see an opportunity. The fact that Ukraine has been backed by the Western powers to such an extent was not foreseen by Putin. The bully has been called out and the fight now is prolonged and very bloody. That men will go to war for money and opportunity means that we will always have war until something profound is done about it. History tells us that this has been going for a very long time. Farmers in Scandinavia used to go a Viking into what is now Ukraine, Russia, Europe and the British Isles. Killing, raping, and pillaging was seen as more profitable than farming for these Danes, Swedes, and Norsemen.
Power Hungry Perpetrators Of Violence & Mayhem
The power of the sword is now the power of guns and bombs. The power of male violence over women and children is much the same. In truth, bearers of fists, bombs, and guns are cowards picking on often weaker and unarmed opponents. Why would a trained weapons specialist in the army reserve go on a killing spree at a recreation centre hosting children and disabled participants? What kind of warped revenge is that on the former lover who spurned him? Robert Card was such a man. This is a man and this is the kind of thing that some men will inflict on other human beings. America is a really dumb country unable to disarm these kinds of men. Indeed, it arms these men with deadly high powered automatic weapons – so that they can go and massacre children on a regular basis. The world is weary of the dysfunction of the United States.
So much wealth and opportunity wasted on such weak, cowardly, and revolting men. Doddering old men and despicable narcissistic liars inhabit the political edifice ruling America – it is a showcase of everything that is wrong with the world in the 21C.
Young Men Killing Cos They Can’t Have What They Want
Young men destroying the lives of young women they cannot have is a familiar story across the land.
“ The statement from the loved ones of 21-year-old Lilie James came as police worked on Friday to retrieve a body that could belong to her colleague Paul Thijssen, who has been missing since her brutal killing. James’ family described her as “vibrant, outgoing, and very much loved by her family and friends”.
“We are devastated and heartbroken by the loss of our beautiful Lilie James,” they said. “
However, it does not stop with the callowness of youth, as plenty of old dogs do the same despite their years on earth. Men of all ages kill and commit violence. Women and children everywhere suffer at the hands of these men. Some men do it unaided by wars and their fellow men. Other men are more inclined to fall in line behind an alpha male on the battlefield like Ben Roberts-Smith. Committing war crimes on civilians and desecrating their victims, according to the findings of a recent defamation trial. Australia making heroes out of monsters for its little men to follow.
The male dominated media manipulating facts to fit their sycophantic stories with the connivance of the government and military.
Men Policing Men Just Isn’t Working
Most coppers are men and they are hard wired to see things from the male perspective. This is not rocket science to comprehend. Chris Dawson got away with murdering his wife for decades because the police saw things his way. Despite the fact that a loving mother just disappeared off the face of the earth and Chris Dawson shacked up with the babysitter almost immediately. Only in Australia, the land of shoddy police work would someone have got away with this for so bloody long. Male cultural dominance has ruled the roost for centuries.
Some 350 plus Indigenous women are missing or murdered since 2000 and what have those boys in blue been doing? God knows, but they aint been policing male violence too bloody well. Domestic violence has been a pandemic in this nation for ages and continues to occur largely unabated.
Spotlight On Another Alleged Rape By Bruce Lehrmann
Bruce Lehrmann has been charged with another alleged rape, this time in Queensland. What did the old timer say about where there’s smoke there’s usually fire.
Male violence and rage continue to be unleashed. Meanwhile, conservatives complain about woke behaviour. Talk about missing the point. Wake up to the real problem Australia.
Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of Money Matters: Navigating Credit, Debt, and Financial Freedom.
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