Let me shock you. I have a qualification in Physics at A-level. Impressed? Do not be - it is of a poor grade. I did science at sixth form college and did not enjoy it. In hindsight, I should have taken history and philosophy for this is where my interests lie. But it did give me an understanding of science which has been beneficial throughout my life.
This article will be a little different to my usual ramblings for I will explore an idea where I have no expertise. I will be stretching my limited intellect and trying to make a point I feel is correct. I may fail, but that judgement I shall leave to you.
Sir Isaac Newton was the culminating figure of the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. He discovered the composition of white light and was the original discoverer of infinitesimal calculus – whatever that is! His Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy was one of the most important single works in the history of modern science. His three laws of motion, the basic principles of modern physics, resulted in the formulation of the law of universal gravitation.
Newton had all the answers in physics until scientists developed technology to look at small things – atoms. It became clear that Newton's Laws were not followed at this micro-level. New laws needed to be developed – we call this field Quantum Physics.
This does not make sense to me. The world operates by one set of rules at a large scale which does not work when the scale is reduced to the size of molecules. I am sure there is a satisfactory explanation for this conflict but I am too stupid to understand it.
The point I am making is that laws only perform well in the environment or situation they were created to rule.
Let us look at our society and the sex roles within that we have inherited over millennia. At a very simplistic level, the role of men is to protect and provide, and the role of women is to reproduce and nurture. Both roles are extremely important, equally valuable and hard work.
Before technology changed the world, we practised traditional societal roles that kept the worlds of the sexes apart. We had two parallel universes co-existing in the same space that followed different rules. We had men's domain and women's domain - they rarely strayed into each other's fiefdoms without consequences.
Men managed the outside world and women managed the inside world. Men took on the dangerous roles of hunting, exploring and fighting. Women bore children (also dangerous), raised children, and looked after the home and extended family. I am not saying this was fair, but it is a fact. We have been genetically modified over millennia to suit such roles – if you do not like it then take it up with Mother Nature.
Men ensured success by creating a hierarchical system so cooperation could be dictated – men only survive when they band together. Women needed a different strategy so developed nurturing instincts and social skills to ensure peace within the tribe. Both strategies were very successful, which is why we have a world population of eight billion.
Feminist propaganda has told us for the last hundred years that women are nothing more than slaves to their male persecutors. Let us not forget the daily beatings from their 'Colour Purple' tyrannical husbands. Feminists fail to acknowledge the power women held over community and family. They paint women as victims – sound familiar? This was the birth of Woke.
Here comes my physics-inspired pseudoscience……
Successful strategies (or laws of nature) that work in one environment do not necessarily work in a different one. Newtonian vs Quantum.
Since the 1960s, we have seen the feminisation of men and the masculinisation of women. The parallel universes of men's domain and women's domain began to touch and then overlap - our worlds collided!
Change brings new opportunities and some benefits as a result, but this does not mean the overall impact is beneficial for society. The Butterfly Effect tells us that even very small changes can have huge impacts on large complicated interconnected systems. Dropping a snowball off a mountaintop could start an avalanche that kills many.
Having a welfare system is a good idea for social harmony and to ensure people do not fail in life because of bad luck. But when we apply the feminine traits of kindness and compassion to the management of this tax-funded service, we inadvertently create a trap for people to live in misery on state handouts. A masculine approach is to give a hand-up and then hold that person accountable for the choices they make. I call this tough love and have practised it professionally for over two decades to great success.
When we incentivised mothers to be both parents we removed the natural protector of the family and home. Would the grooming gang rapes have happened if the girls had fathers at home? Would we have the level of knife crime on our streets if we had fathers in the home? Not having a father in the home is also linked to a rise in dysfunctionality and mental health disorders in children.
We convinced women that they needed to be more like men and be providers and focus on their careers. The girl-power myth was born - Strong & Independent. This is having a detrimental effect on women as they report a continuous decline in happiness every decade since the 60s. One in five is on anti-depressants to cope with modern life which is not fulfilling at a fundamental level. It turns out women miss their children when they are forced to work and the guilt they feel is real. When you know you should be a better parent and are not, it hurts and manifests itself through depression and other mental health conditions.
Men have also fallen into this quagmire of not being who they were designed to be. Many do not accept responsibility for their family, community and country. They are more comfortable crying about what needs to be done, instead of doing what needs to be done. They are more comfortable getting a manicure, moisturising and dancing on TikTok like teenage girls. When the savage horde appears at our gate and they will, we are in big trouble for our men are more like women.
I am not suggesting we go back to a time when sex-based roles were strictly enforced – I am not convinced that they ever were. It was nature that controlled us and our actions, not the mystical patriarchy. It was not until man conquered nature and created technology that allowed women to control their reproduction. This gave women the ability to have choices.
I am all for allowing anyone to pursue the life they wish, even lifestyles I think are wrong and damaging. I am far from perfect so should not impose upon others my feeble opinions and virtues.
Yet, society still needs to have standards and a set of ideals to live up to. If people do not wish to follow them then that is their decision. But everyone else should have a guide on how to live their life for maximum success. The new idea that every lifestyle is as valuable as the next is completely wrong and does not bear out upon investigation.
I do not have the answers to all our societal problems but I am sure that many answers do lie in the past. The collective knowledge of our ancestors is sacred and valuable. Let us not throw it away for the sake of short-term convenience.
"Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things." - Isaac Newton
Men and women have their roles in society that were designed specifically for them. The sexes live under the influence of different laws of nature and we need to appreciate this fact when we place them in the wrong environment.
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Another essay that has made reflect and think on what I see - thank you Nick