(male) liberation 0.1: violence
A full and more extended (male) liberation might never happen, without the transformation of (male) violence into something positive. Or at least it should be understood, accepted (!) and included in a form that does no or fewer damages.
The (male) violence is the major factor of separation between the genders.
Abortion is violence as well. It is the necessary and justified murder of a person, one (!) act of violence we might have to accept.
It is not the acceptance of the violent act itself, it is the acceptance of the violent aspects of a human being. The instinct of self-preservation or self-protection of the freedom of one person, not the protection of a nation.
i ask the male population to understand and reflect on their violence. I don’t ask for the acceptance of rape.
i don’t ask “what is justified or not”, i ask for the reasons and motivations, i ask for the influences and structures that support violence. How does violence influence male identity? What aspects of the normal daily life are (indirect) violent?
This reflection might be the only way to solve the current victim-hood situation of the male/female conflict.
But it is not just that. I posted this in contrast to the extract from susie bright’s book, because of the direct connections between sex and violence. Both of them play a major part in (male) liberation.
