REAL MEN
Posted on 08/04/2006 6:44:42 PM PDT by too short
"Women are not to blame for the demasculization of the American man. It is men who have allowed this to happen, it is the fathers who shirk their responsibility to their sons and the young men who choose the soft and easy way of leisure over the less comfortable path of discipline who are to blame."
Blaming women falls into the exact same category as using women and children as human shields...
Don't rue your reticence - it was probably as God lead you. I've run across a lot of celebs here in Nashville and learned early that they appreciate being given their "space" when you sense that and would much rather talk to a fellow person than a "fan" anytime.
So the "Duke" shrank a bit during his bout with the Big C - Stallone asked me for directions on 16th Avenue once and I had to crouch a bit to see eye to eye...and I'm only a tad over 5'9". It's Hollywood magic!
Vox hit the nail with this article. Living in fear of things real and imagined is self-imprisonment and denial of our legacy. The refusal to belittle those chained by political correctness is more out of maturity than not wanting to do so.
The author should quit reading about men and go talk to a few. Real men are still building this country and serving in the military. They haven't gone away.
I'm waiting for the day Hollywood stops getting their leading men from the local modeling agency. They would find better examples from our heroes who put in their time in Afganistan and Iraq.
John Wayne and U.S. Army Special Forces Operational Detachment A-323 at Camp Trai Bi, Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam, June 1966.
real men wouldn't pose like that, would they?
They do all the time. It's just that they don't stand still.
FUnny. Two John Wayne threads posted within minutes of each other. What are the odds?
LOl!
Actually, I saw the previous one and it reminded me of this one.
love the pic. when i was a kid i saw John Wayne in a parade riding in an APC and people were booing and i didnt know why.i remember getting mad about it. later i learned why. Anti American Types and they are still among us.
From McClintock:
Good question. The Duke would no doubt be shocked by the on-going attempt to geld of the American male. Maybe one day, if and when he ceases to be spinning in his grave like a top (which he may be doing) he should be asked somehow.
He's the tallest man in this picture. Wasn't he around six-four?
As for the Duke and 'sharp tongued, nagging wives', hasn't the author seen "McLintock"?
Duke's Golden Rule: "Never apologize. It's a sign of weakness".
"This is where we seperate the men from the boys. Saddle Up".
John Wayne was a great actor and a real nice guy.
Real men are like C. Hathcock, USMC, G.Patton, USA, - and others, maybe not so famous:
Roger Young
Drew Dix (and a nice fellow to boot)
Glenn Smith - (WWII vet - taught me a lot)
and so on.
You draw up your own list, men who have impacted your life, men you honor and look up to.
Yes. John Wayne knew how to put everyone in their rightful place when they got out of line...
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