OK guys, I'm going to go all Henry Makow on you in this post. Not that there's anything wrong with Henry - I really respect him for having the courage to go against the grain and speak his mind on some BIG issues in today's society that no one else is willing to address in this way. Even if I don't agree with him on everything, I actually think he's spot on in many areas, and he expresses himself in an articulate and balanced manner.
Anyway, I thought of Henry Makow when I discovered this website for the NUS organization, which proclaims itself "the national voice of students". I had heard of them as they sell student cards which can be used to obtain discounts at certain high street stores and other places; I'm now glad that I didn't bother buying one, as a quick browse around their website shows that this particular organization has been infiltrated by feminist/environmentalist principles, presented in such a way that impressionable students will swallow it. Let's see what we've got here...
- There's an extensive section on campaigning for "women's rights" (cringe). Quote: "It’s not good enough that women’s lives are blighted by sexism and misogyny in almost every walk of life..." Oh really? We must be living in different societies, then. Personally I don't see rampant "sexism and misogyny" everywhere I look, but then again I'm not looking through the eyes of a feminist. "Women must still qualify their place in society and work harder to climb to the top of the career ladder. Women are not equal in the home, workplace, society or even in education, a fact that many women are working hard to change. It’s important, therefore, that we continue to fight for women's rights." Yawn. This is the usual programming of women to believe they are victims.
- According to NUS, one of the key ways that women are being oppressed is through abortion laws in the UK. Not content with the fact that abortion is very much legal here, this organisation is campaigning to "oppose ANY restrictions on women’s right to abortion", i.e. they are pushing for abortion on demand. This means a woman should not even have to justify why she wants an abortion. "NUS ... will unite against MPs who try to take women’s rights away. ... NUS believes women should always have the right to choose and is working with Abortion Rights to ensure next week’s bill reflects this. Research shows that eighty-three per cent of women believe it is a woman’s right to choose. Abortion Rights believes the law should reflect that majority." Eighty-three percent believe this so you should too!!! Don't think for yourself! This reminds me of a witty and oh-so-true Mark Twain quote which has been a recurring theme in my life:
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
- This is followed by a few stories by anonymous women who decided to have an abortion. Naturally the issue is presented in a very one-sided manner, with one woman proclaiming: "I'm glad I had the choice and that I went through with it. I'm living an amazing life full of adventure and I couldn't do that if I'd not had the abortion" (emphasis mine). Has this person ever heard of adoption?! I don't want to sound like I've got a massive chip on my shoulder about this, but I really do feel that people are so desensitized to the abortion issue and they just think "yeah, it's a woman's right to choose, it's not a life, it's just a bunch of cells" and this is reinforced so much that NO ONE QUESTIONS IT ANYMORE. How do I know? - Because I once thought exactly the same thing, and I didn't question it either. It practically happened overnight that I realised how abhorrent abortion really was and how I couldn't be a compassionate person and still believe that this was OK. Prior to that I was apathetic and complacent like "duh, it's a woman's right, it's part of a free society". Now that my view has changed 180 degrees, I resent seeing the issue presented in such a black-and-white way as if abortion on demand represents progression, equality and freedom and anyone who questions it is backwards and misogynistic. This is precisely what this "national voice of students" website is trying to convey.
- They do protest the "objectification of women" via men's magazines and such, and the pressure on women to look a certain way. NO SHIT! But isn't that simply a consequence of our sex-obsessed culture? Whenever I have challenged the Page 3 Girl phenomenon, people reply that it's the women who are really having the last laugh; apparently these empowered women are exploiting MEN, not vice-versa. I don't agree. The whole thing is degrading, full stop. Women can't have it both ways - they can't portray themselves as sex objects and then complain that they're not being appreciated for their brains.
- This website has also got a lot of predictable waffle on climate change and how students can take action for a "sustainable future". Oh man, I am now officially ALLERGIC to the word "sustainable". My university itself is also hugely into CLIMATE CHANGE PANIC!!!! with reminders everywhere about sustainability, reducing your carbon footprint, etc etc. Even some of the course tutors don't go more than a week without some mention of the impending doom of global warming. One of them made the passing comment, "Of course, it doesn't get freezing cold in winter anymore due to global warming, but...." HELLO?! It's not even properly winter yet, but I'm finding it just as cold as ever here in the UK. It seems media conditioning is so effective that it's making people perceive "effects of global warming" that aren't actually there!?
So yeah. Most students I know would totally go along with everything on the site, as it all sounds very benign. But you have to look at the big picture. What is this green agenda really about? Could there be more to feminism than just gender equality? I believe so, and it's depressing to see that students are being propagandized by a very one-sided version of the story. As a group, students often like to feel like they're doing their bit to improve the world, and thus they are inclined to get involved in activism; to my mind, websites such as this are inciting them to fight for the wrong causes.
Anyway, I thought of Henry Makow when I discovered this website for the NUS organization, which proclaims itself "the national voice of students". I had heard of them as they sell student cards which can be used to obtain discounts at certain high street stores and other places; I'm now glad that I didn't bother buying one, as a quick browse around their website shows that this particular organization has been infiltrated by feminist/environmentalist principles, presented in such a way that impressionable students will swallow it. Let's see what we've got here...
- There's an extensive section on campaigning for "women's rights" (cringe). Quote: "It’s not good enough that women’s lives are blighted by sexism and misogyny in almost every walk of life..." Oh really? We must be living in different societies, then. Personally I don't see rampant "sexism and misogyny" everywhere I look, but then again I'm not looking through the eyes of a feminist. "Women must still qualify their place in society and work harder to climb to the top of the career ladder. Women are not equal in the home, workplace, society or even in education, a fact that many women are working hard to change. It’s important, therefore, that we continue to fight for women's rights." Yawn. This is the usual programming of women to believe they are victims.
- According to NUS, one of the key ways that women are being oppressed is through abortion laws in the UK. Not content with the fact that abortion is very much legal here, this organisation is campaigning to "oppose ANY restrictions on women’s right to abortion", i.e. they are pushing for abortion on demand. This means a woman should not even have to justify why she wants an abortion. "NUS ... will unite against MPs who try to take women’s rights away. ... NUS believes women should always have the right to choose and is working with Abortion Rights to ensure next week’s bill reflects this. Research shows that eighty-three per cent of women believe it is a woman’s right to choose. Abortion Rights believes the law should reflect that majority." Eighty-three percent believe this so you should too!!! Don't think for yourself! This reminds me of a witty and oh-so-true Mark Twain quote which has been a recurring theme in my life:
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
- This is followed by a few stories by anonymous women who decided to have an abortion. Naturally the issue is presented in a very one-sided manner, with one woman proclaiming: "I'm glad I had the choice and that I went through with it. I'm living an amazing life full of adventure and I couldn't do that if I'd not had the abortion" (emphasis mine). Has this person ever heard of adoption?! I don't want to sound like I've got a massive chip on my shoulder about this, but I really do feel that people are so desensitized to the abortion issue and they just think "yeah, it's a woman's right to choose, it's not a life, it's just a bunch of cells" and this is reinforced so much that NO ONE QUESTIONS IT ANYMORE. How do I know? - Because I once thought exactly the same thing, and I didn't question it either. It practically happened overnight that I realised how abhorrent abortion really was and how I couldn't be a compassionate person and still believe that this was OK. Prior to that I was apathetic and complacent like "duh, it's a woman's right, it's part of a free society". Now that my view has changed 180 degrees, I resent seeing the issue presented in such a black-and-white way as if abortion on demand represents progression, equality and freedom and anyone who questions it is backwards and misogynistic. This is precisely what this "national voice of students" website is trying to convey.
- They do protest the "objectification of women" via men's magazines and such, and the pressure on women to look a certain way. NO SHIT! But isn't that simply a consequence of our sex-obsessed culture? Whenever I have challenged the Page 3 Girl phenomenon, people reply that it's the women who are really having the last laugh; apparently these empowered women are exploiting MEN, not vice-versa. I don't agree. The whole thing is degrading, full stop. Women can't have it both ways - they can't portray themselves as sex objects and then complain that they're not being appreciated for their brains.
- This website has also got a lot of predictable waffle on climate change and how students can take action for a "sustainable future". Oh man, I am now officially ALLERGIC to the word "sustainable". My university itself is also hugely into CLIMATE CHANGE PANIC!!!! with reminders everywhere about sustainability, reducing your carbon footprint, etc etc. Even some of the course tutors don't go more than a week without some mention of the impending doom of global warming. One of them made the passing comment, "Of course, it doesn't get freezing cold in winter anymore due to global warming, but...." HELLO?! It's not even properly winter yet, but I'm finding it just as cold as ever here in the UK. It seems media conditioning is so effective that it's making people perceive "effects of global warming" that aren't actually there!?
So yeah. Most students I know would totally go along with everything on the site, as it all sounds very benign. But you have to look at the big picture. What is this green agenda really about? Could there be more to feminism than just gender equality? I believe so, and it's depressing to see that students are being propagandized by a very one-sided version of the story. As a group, students often like to feel like they're doing their bit to improve the world, and thus they are inclined to get involved in activism; to my mind, websites such as this are inciting them to fight for the wrong causes.
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i was in college once but after two years decided to drop out. i couldn't stand being around such stupid and gullible people all the time. the university website had an entire sub site dedicated to climate change and for people to make pledges on how they are going to help out. i pledged to give real information to people that this is all a giant hoax and that carbon dioxide has nothing to do with temperature. while i was there i also made an attempt to join an anti-war group. that was maybe the biggest mistake i made in college next to going in the first place. i thought they would be all about ending the war yet the support the war on terror and only told you what the news was telling you about the war instead of all the gruesome things that really happen. plus they were extreme obama bots. mandatory education puts you in the communist mind set and then those who choose to be further indoctrinated in college get their minds completely narrowed as everyone is compartmentalized. my new theory is that people who go to college are actually more stupid than those who don't. it really is amazing. the feminist movement is to destroy the balance men and women used to give to each other. what one couldn't provide the other could. now they can both do everything themselves. since they don't have to rely on each other as much now they lose the bond and respect they once had. the feminist movement also ensures that parents have as little time with their children as possible. instead they go to government run schools and day cares.
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