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Taxonomy<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m a man, living in the USA, in 2018.<\/p>\n It seems like every day, the airwaves are filled with virtue-signaling politicians, \u201cjournalists,\u201d feminists, social justice warriors, leftists, and \u201cwoke\u201d men proclaiming that we live in a horribly sexist society.\u00a0 Further, I\u2019ve been told that simply because I\u2019m male, I am part of the misogynistic patriarchy that perpetuates an ongoing, angry, testosterone-induced oppression of females of all ages at all levels.<\/p>\n Never mind that I have a mother, and a wife, and a daughter, all of whom are very intelligent, independent, and who openly profess to be very happy with not only their lives in general, but also with their respective relationships with me.\u00a0 Never mind that throughout my professional life across multiple careers and industries I\u2019ve reported up to more women than men, including two female CEOs and a female University Provost.<\/p>\n Despite outward appearances, all of these women are oppressed, and since I\u2019m a man, I am allegedly the problem.<\/p>\n Simplicity<\/strong><\/p>\n The USA is a representative republic, a government by the people, meaning the citizenry vote on practically all matters of importance either directly on majority-rule issues, or indirectly by electing representatives tasked with championing the electorate\u2019s wishes.<\/p>\n According to the US Census Bureau, females represent:<\/p>\n There\u2019s more!<\/p>\n According to the National Center for Education Studies, 56% of college students are female, leading to the majority of both Bachelor\u2019s and Graduate degrees being awarded to women.\u00a0 Given that, one could conclude that in general, women are clearly more educated.\u00a0 In addition, according to the Harvard Business Review, women control 51.3% of the nation\u2019s wealth, some $17 trillion.<\/p>\n Simply put, American women collectively have more votes, more education, and more money than American men.<\/p>\n As such, it could be argued that American women have it entirely within their united feminine power to control everything<\/em>!\u00a0 Together, women can pass or defeat any balloted measure or legislated initiative, they can enact or repeal laws, and they can elect or defeat any candidate.<\/p>\n But evidently the fact that they don\u2019t is somehow my fault?<\/em>\u00a0 Perhaps someone could share with me the recent photos or video of men blocking women from voting, and\/or preventing women from declaring candidacy for elected office.<\/p>\n Reality<\/strong><\/p>\n In a market-based economy rife with opportunity, there will always be those who have it easier than others, and those who have it more difficult than others.\u00a0 Over the course of time, most people will experience both sides of this as they navigate through evolving circumstances, because anyone seeking to accomplish anything of significance typically faces challenges.\u00a0 It\u2019s not oppression, it\u2019s life.<\/em>\u00a0 Often times, our greatest sense of accomplishment comes from overcoming difficult challenges, regardless of how or why those challenges came to be.<\/p>\n That being said, if you are of the opinion that American females are horribly oppressed, facing countless, unfair, male-generated obstacles impacting all aspects of their dreadfully problematical lives, then perhaps a not-so-subtle reminder is in order:\u00a0 \u201cUh\u2026 Ladies?\u00a0 I know we\u2019re just males, but we (at least most of us) can<\/em> count, and clearly you have the means by which to be in charge.\u201d<\/p>\n However, if you choose to reject that premise, well then, you can always just point in my general direction and announce \u201cThis is terrible, and I think it\u2019s all his fault!!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Taxonomy I\u2019m a man, living in the USA, in 2018. 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