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Stick with it and watch the whole thing - it's more provocative at first. This ties together a bunch of concepts I and other people have talked about here.
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Read civilization analyses like A Fate of Empires or books by Carroll Quigley. They discuss periods of resource abundance for empires and the subsequent decline. The American empire is no exception. Feminism is a symptom of affluence. I'll listen to those who will discuss feminism's rise with powerful institutions in the 70s but civilization has seen this before. Society today is this weird social experiment where many women are acting masculine and men tapping into their femininity.
Imo, commitment is rigged, and marriage is horrible deal for a man's self interest. Men are open to a tremendous amount of risk offering women security in exchange for reproduction. The truth's a hard pill to swallow. More men are opting out of traditional relationships for good reason.
That's why you see a rise in the manosphere. More men are rejecting traditional societal narrative and choosing a male first approach like men's rights movement (no win movement imo), PUA, MGTOW, etc.
Are there women worthy of commitment? Sure. There are a few. I think most men would agree if you discard our natural desire to protect and self sacrifice, women will treat you better the more insecure they are in a relationship.
My advice for the younger generations: keep your commitment conditional. No marriage. Sexuality is amoral. Focus on your freedom. Minimize female traps like oops babies and false rapes. Sex has never been easier if you know how to get it.
Imo, commitment is rigged, and marriage is horrible deal for a man's self interest. Men are open to a tremendous amount of risk offering women security in exchange for reproduction. The truth's a hard pill to swallow. More men are opting out of traditional relationships for good reason.
That's why you see a rise in the manosphere. More men are rejecting traditional societal narrative and choosing a male first approach like men's rights movement (no win movement imo), PUA, MGTOW, etc.
Are there women worthy of commitment? Sure. There are a few. I think most men would agree if you discard our natural desire to protect and self sacrifice, women will treat you better the more insecure they are in a relationship.
My advice for the younger generations: keep your commitment conditional. No marriage. Sexuality is amoral. Focus on your freedom. Minimize female traps like oops babies and false rapes. Sex has never been easier if you know how to get it.
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great video, thanks for sharing.
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Gooood. Gooooood.VTDante wrote:Read civilization analyses like A Fate of Empires or books by Carroll Quigley. They discuss periods of resource abundance for empires and the subsequent decline. The American empire is no exception. Feminism is a symptom of affluence. I'll listen to those who will discuss feminism's rise with powerful institutions in the 70s but civilization has seen this before. Society today is this weird social experiment where many women are acting masculine and men tapping into their femininity.
Imo, commitment is rigged, and marriage is horrible deal for a man's self interest. Men are open to a tremendous amount of risk offering women security in exchange for reproduction. The truth's a hard pill to swallow. More men are opting out of traditional relationships for good reason.
That's why you see a rise in the manosphere. More men are rejecting traditional societal narrative and choosing a male first approach like men's rights movement (no win movement imo), PUA, MGTOW, etc.
Are there women worthy of commitment? Sure. There are a few. I think most men would agree if you discard our natural desire to protect and self sacrifice, women will treat you better the more insecure they are in a relationship.
My advice for the younger generations: keep your commitment conditional. No marriage. Sexuality is amoral. Focus on your freedom. Minimize female traps like oops babies and false rapes. Sex has never been easier if you know how to get it.
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That is a fantastic video. I wish I could put it all together like he did.USN_Hokie wrote:Stick with it and watch the whole thing - it's more provocative at first. This ties together a bunch of concepts I and other people have talked about here.
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VTDante wrote:Read civilization analyses like A Fate of Empires or books by Carroll Quigley. They discuss periods of resource abundance for empires and the subsequent decline. The American empire is no exception. Feminism is a symptom of affluence. I'll listen to those who will discuss feminism's rise with powerful institutions in the 70s but civilization has seen this before. Society today is this weird social experiment where many women are acting masculine and men tapping into their femininity.
Imo, commitment is rigged, and marriage is horrible deal for a man's self interest. Men are open to a tremendous amount of risk offering women security in exchange for reproduction. The truth's a hard pill to swallow. More men are opting out of traditional relationships for good reason.
That's why you see a rise in the manosphere. More men are rejecting traditional societal narrative and choosing a male first approach like men's rights movement (no win movement imo), PUA, MGTOW, etc.
Are there women worthy of commitment? Sure. There are a few. I think most men would agree if you discard our natural desire to protect and self sacrifice, women will treat you better the more insecure they are in a relationship.
My advice for the younger generations: keep your commitment conditional. No marriage. Sexuality is amoral. Focus on your freedom. Minimize female traps like oops babies and false rapes. Sex has never been easier if you know how to get it.
Commitment is rigged. And women don't like to give their youth to just anyone. A lot of guys have to wait too long for commitment to be viable. My saying is, no youth, no fertility, no marriage. A woman's youth is the most important thing to a guy. If you haven't or won't get that, their shouldn't be a thought of marriage. Really though, like you say, you shouldn't ever do it. You are brilliant. Who are you? Become my apprentice. The force is strong with you.
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Good video.
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This is why morality is important and waiting to become married (women) or marrying an older person (men) reduces your odds of having a successful marriage. Society encourages young people to be promiscuous for 10+ years after college and then settle down...and then folks wonder why their spouses are selfish, full of baggage, and their marriage fails. Our society has basically disregarded monogamy for the first half of one's life....then destroyed the mechanisms to make them successful (the government now competes with men to fill the roles that men traditionally have and even incentivizes women to leave marriages or hae kids out of wedlock). Men can exploit the former, but as you and Dante pointed out - put themselves at risk with the latter.CWHOKIECPA wrote:VTDante wrote:Read civilization analyses like A Fate of Empires or books by Carroll Quigley. They discuss periods of resource abundance for empires and the subsequent decline. The American empire is no exception. Feminism is a symptom of affluence. I'll listen to those who will discuss feminism's rise with powerful institutions in the 70s but civilization has seen this before. Society today is this weird social experiment where many women are acting masculine and men tapping into their femininity.
Imo, commitment is rigged, and marriage is horrible deal for a man's self interest. Men are open to a tremendous amount of risk offering women security in exchange for reproduction. The truth's a hard pill to swallow. More men are opting out of traditional relationships for good reason.
That's why you see a rise in the manosphere. More men are rejecting traditional societal narrative and choosing a male first approach like men's rights movement (no win movement imo), PUA, MGTOW, etc.
Are there women worthy of commitment? Sure. There are a few. I think most men would agree if you discard our natural desire to protect and self sacrifice, women will treat you better the more insecure they are in a relationship.
My advice for the younger generations: keep your commitment conditional. No marriage. Sexuality is amoral. Focus on your freedom. Minimize female traps like oops babies and false rapes. Sex has never been easier if you know how to get it.
Commitment is rigged. And women don't like to give their youth to just anyone. A lot of guys have to wait too long for commitment to be viable. My saying is, no youth, no fertility, no marriage. A woman's youth is the most important thing to a guy. If you haven't or won't get that, their shouldn't be a thought of marriage. Really though, like you say, you shouldn't ever do it. You are brilliant. Who are you? Become my apprentice. The force is strong with you.
BUT - marriage can work and be rewarding when morality is present. This is why (just one example) people (even atheists) shouldn't scoff at organized religion. Religion established the moral norms necessary for society to flourish and remains the basis for the system of laws we have today (a good example: monogamy laws). Monogamy wasn't some crap that a priest thought up. It is a lesson learned after thousands of years of human interaction. As the video mentioned, monogamy is necessary for a society to flourish. Now that religion is ignored, the basis for laws relating to morality are in question.
Now, I'm not saying we need religion in government, but we can't disregard the impact Judeo-Christian values have had on the success of western civilization. Multiculturalism seeks to diminish/destroy Judeo-Christian values. Europe is already beyond the point of no return. If anyone has aspirations of visiting Europe they should do it now - it will be indistinguishable from present-day Turkey in the next 50 years.
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Does the blonde get naked in the video?USN_Hokie wrote:This is why morality is important and waiting to become married (women) or marrying an older person (men) reduces your odds of having a successful marriage. Society encourages young people to be promiscuous for 10+ years after college and then settle down...and then folks wonder why their spouses are selfish, full of baggage, and their marriage fails. Our society has basically disregarded monogamy for the first half of one's life....then destroyed the mechanisms to make them successful (the government now competes with men to fill the roles that men traditionally have and even incentivizes women to leave marriages or hae kids out of wedlock). Men can exploit the former, but as you and Dante pointed out - put themselves at risk with the latter.CWHOKIECPA wrote:VTDante wrote:Read civilization analyses like A Fate of Empires or books by Carroll Quigley. They discuss periods of resource abundance for empires and the subsequent decline. The American empire is no exception. Feminism is a symptom of affluence. I'll listen to those who will discuss feminism's rise with powerful institutions in the 70s but civilization has seen this before. Society today is this weird social experiment where many women are acting masculine and men tapping into their femininity.
Imo, commitment is rigged, and marriage is horrible deal for a man's self interest. Men are open to a tremendous amount of risk offering women security in exchange for reproduction. The truth's a hard pill to swallow. More men are opting out of traditional relationships for good reason.
That's why you see a rise in the manosphere. More men are rejecting traditional societal narrative and choosing a male first approach like men's rights movement (no win movement imo), PUA, MGTOW, etc.
Are there women worthy of commitment? Sure. There are a few. I think most men would agree if you discard our natural desire to protect and self sacrifice, women will treat you better the more insecure they are in a relationship.
My advice for the younger generations: keep your commitment conditional. No marriage. Sexuality is amoral. Focus on your freedom. Minimize female traps like oops babies and false rapes. Sex has never been easier if you know how to get it.
Commitment is rigged. And women don't like to give their youth to just anyone. A lot of guys have to wait too long for commitment to be viable. My saying is, no youth, no fertility, no marriage. A woman's youth is the most important thing to a guy. If you haven't or won't get that, their shouldn't be a thought of marriage. Really though, like you say, you shouldn't ever do it. You are brilliant. Who are you? Become my apprentice. The force is strong with you.
BUT - marriage can work and be rewarding when morality is present. This is why (just one example) people (even atheists) shouldn't scoff at organized religion. Religion established the moral norms necessary for society to flourish and remains the basis for the system of laws we have today (a good example: monogamy laws). Monogamy wasn't some crap that a priest thought up. It is a lesson learned after thousands of years of human interaction. As the video mentioned, monogamy is necessary for a society to flourish. Now that religion is ignored, the basis for laws relating to morality are in question.
Now, I'm not saying we need religion in government, but we can't disregard the impact Judeo-Christian values have had on the success of western civilization. Multiculturalism seeks to diminish/destroy Judeo-Christian values. Europe is already beyond the point of no return. If anyone has aspirations of visiting Europe they should do it now - it will be indistinguishable from present-day Turkey in the next 50 years.
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BOOM! Great post.USN_Hokie wrote:This is why morality is important and waiting to become married (women) or marrying an older person (men) reduces your odds of having a successful marriage. Society encourages young people to be promiscuous for 10+ years after college and then settle down...and then folks wonder why their spouses are selfish, full of baggage, and their marriage fails. Our society has basically disregarded monogamy for the first half of one's life....then destroyed the mechanisms to make them successful (the government now competes with men to fill the roles that men traditionally have and even incentivizes women to leave marriages or hae kids out of wedlock). Men can exploit the former, but as you and Dante pointed out - put themselves at risk with the latter.CWHOKIECPA wrote:VTDante wrote:Read civilization analyses like A Fate of Empires or books by Carroll Quigley. They discuss periods of resource abundance for empires and the subsequent decline. The American empire is no exception. Feminism is a symptom of affluence. I'll listen to those who will discuss feminism's rise with powerful institutions in the 70s but civilization has seen this before. Society today is this weird social experiment where many women are acting masculine and men tapping into their femininity.
Imo, commitment is rigged, and marriage is horrible deal for a man's self interest. Men are open to a tremendous amount of risk offering women security in exchange for reproduction. The truth's a hard pill to swallow. More men are opting out of traditional relationships for good reason.
That's why you see a rise in the manosphere. More men are rejecting traditional societal narrative and choosing a male first approach like men's rights movement (no win movement imo), PUA, MGTOW, etc.
Are there women worthy of commitment? Sure. There are a few. I think most men would agree if you discard our natural desire to protect and self sacrifice, women will treat you better the more insecure they are in a relationship.
My advice for the younger generations: keep your commitment conditional. No marriage. Sexuality is amoral. Focus on your freedom. Minimize female traps like oops babies and false rapes. Sex has never been easier if you know how to get it.
Commitment is rigged. And women don't like to give their youth to just anyone. A lot of guys have to wait too long for commitment to be viable. My saying is, no youth, no fertility, no marriage. A woman's youth is the most important thing to a guy. If you haven't or won't get that, their shouldn't be a thought of marriage. Really though, like you say, you shouldn't ever do it. You are brilliant. Who are you? Become my apprentice. The force is strong with you.
BUT - marriage can work and be rewarding when morality is present. This is why (just one example) people (even atheists) shouldn't scoff at organized religion. Religion established the moral norms necessary for society to flourish and remains the basis for the system of laws we have today (a good example: monogamy laws). Monogamy wasn't some crap that a priest thought up. It is a lesson learned after thousands of years of human interaction. As the video mentioned, monogamy is necessary for a society to flourish. Now that religion is ignored, the basis for laws relating to morality are in question.
Now, I'm not saying we need religion in government, but we can't disregard the impact Judeo-Christian values have had on the success of western civilization. Multiculturalism seeks to diminish/destroy Judeo-Christian values. Europe is already beyond the point of no return. If anyone has aspirations of visiting Europe they should do it now - it will be indistinguishable from present-day Turkey in the next 50 years.
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Caveat - I didn't make it through the video - but I'm commenting on your post, not the video.USN_Hokie wrote:This is why morality is important and waiting to become married (women) or marrying an older person (men) reduces your odds of having a successful marriage. Society encourages young people to be promiscuous for 10+ years after college and then settle down...and then folks wonder why their spouses are selfish, full of baggage, and their marriage fails. Our society has basically disregarded monogamy for the first half of one's life....then destroyed the mechanisms to make them successful (the government now competes with men to fill the roles that men traditionally have and even incentivizes women to leave marriages or hae kids out of wedlock). Men can exploit the former, but as you and Dante pointed out - put themselves at risk with the latter.CWHOKIECPA wrote:VTDante wrote:Read civilization analyses like A Fate of Empires or books by Carroll Quigley. They discuss periods of resource abundance for empires and the subsequent decline. The American empire is no exception. Feminism is a symptom of affluence. I'll listen to those who will discuss feminism's rise with powerful institutions in the 70s but civilization has seen this before. Society today is this weird social experiment where many women are acting masculine and men tapping into their femininity.
Imo, commitment is rigged, and marriage is horrible deal for a man's self interest. Men are open to a tremendous amount of risk offering women security in exchange for reproduction. The truth's a hard pill to swallow. More men are opting out of traditional relationships for good reason.
That's why you see a rise in the manosphere. More men are rejecting traditional societal narrative and choosing a male first approach like men's rights movement (no win movement imo), PUA, MGTOW, etc.
Are there women worthy of commitment? Sure. There are a few. I think most men would agree if you discard our natural desire to protect and self sacrifice, women will treat you better the more insecure they are in a relationship.
My advice for the younger generations: keep your commitment conditional. No marriage. Sexuality is amoral. Focus on your freedom. Minimize female traps like oops babies and false rapes. Sex has never been easier if you know how to get it.
Commitment is rigged. And women don't like to give their youth to just anyone. A lot of guys have to wait too long for commitment to be viable. My saying is, no youth, no fertility, no marriage. A woman's youth is the most important thing to a guy. If you haven't or won't get that, their shouldn't be a thought of marriage. Really though, like you say, you shouldn't ever do it. You are brilliant. Who are you? Become my apprentice. The force is strong with you.
BUT - marriage can work and be rewarding when morality is present. This is why (just one example) people (even atheists) shouldn't scoff at organized religion. Religion established the moral norms necessary for society to flourish and remains the basis for the system of laws we have today (a good example: monogamy laws). Monogamy wasn't some crap that a priest thought up. It is a lesson learned after thousands of years of human interaction. As the video mentioned, monogamy is necessary for a society to flourish. Now that religion is ignored, the basis for laws relating to morality are in question.
Now, I'm not saying we need religion in government, but we can't disregard the impact Judeo-Christian values have had on the success of western civilization. Multiculturalism seeks to diminish/destroy Judeo-Christian values. Europe is already beyond the point of no return. If anyone has aspirations of visiting Europe they should do it now - it will be indistinguishable from present-day Turkey in the next 50 years.
Interesting take. I think there is probably a sweet spot in the marriage age. Early 20's probably has higher divorce rate than mid to late 20's. I'd imagine that late marriages (30's) divorce rates would likely increase - the hey why not get married because we've been living together for X years anyway effect.
With that said, millennials are having less sex (fewer partners) than their parents, i.e. are less promiscuous. You seem to be making the opposite conclusion. Or, do you think the "encouragement" (I'm not sure how you measure) is more important than the action - being promiscuous. If your premise is based on people being more promiscuous, I think it breaks down since they seem to be less so, at least based on the number of partners. Maybe you have a better objective way of measuring.
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That's about right. From mid-20s to early 30s, the divorce rate is lowest, with the rate being lowest at 32-33 y/o. Younger that, or older than that, the divorce rate goes up.TheH2 wrote:Caveat - I didn't make it through the video - but I'm commenting on your post, not the video.USN_Hokie wrote:This is why morality is important and waiting to become married (women) or marrying an older person (men) reduces your odds of having a successful marriage. Society encourages young people to be promiscuous for 10+ years after college and then settle down...and then folks wonder why their spouses are selfish, full of baggage, and their marriage fails. Our society has basically disregarded monogamy for the first half of one's life....then destroyed the mechanisms to make them successful (the government now competes with men to fill the roles that men traditionally have and even incentivizes women to leave marriages or hae kids out of wedlock). Men can exploit the former, but as you and Dante pointed out - put themselves at risk with the latter.CWHOKIECPA wrote:VTDante wrote:Read civilization analyses like A Fate of Empires or books by Carroll Quigley. They discuss periods of resource abundance for empires and the subsequent decline. The American empire is no exception. Feminism is a symptom of affluence. I'll listen to those who will discuss feminism's rise with powerful institutions in the 70s but civilization has seen this before. Society today is this weird social experiment where many women are acting masculine and men tapping into their femininity.
Imo, commitment is rigged, and marriage is horrible deal for a man's self interest. Men are open to a tremendous amount of risk offering women security in exchange for reproduction. The truth's a hard pill to swallow. More men are opting out of traditional relationships for good reason.
That's why you see a rise in the manosphere. More men are rejecting traditional societal narrative and choosing a male first approach like men's rights movement (no win movement imo), PUA, MGTOW, etc.
Are there women worthy of commitment? Sure. There are a few. I think most men would agree if you discard our natural desire to protect and self sacrifice, women will treat you better the more insecure they are in a relationship.
My advice for the younger generations: keep your commitment conditional. No marriage. Sexuality is amoral. Focus on your freedom. Minimize female traps like oops babies and false rapes. Sex has never been easier if you know how to get it.
Commitment is rigged. And women don't like to give their youth to just anyone. A lot of guys have to wait too long for commitment to be viable. My saying is, no youth, no fertility, no marriage. A woman's youth is the most important thing to a guy. If you haven't or won't get that, their shouldn't be a thought of marriage. Really though, like you say, you shouldn't ever do it. You are brilliant. Who are you? Become my apprentice. The force is strong with you.
BUT - marriage can work and be rewarding when morality is present. This is why (just one example) people (even atheists) shouldn't scoff at organized religion. Religion established the moral norms necessary for society to flourish and remains the basis for the system of laws we have today (a good example: monogamy laws). Monogamy wasn't some crap that a priest thought up. It is a lesson learned after thousands of years of human interaction. As the video mentioned, monogamy is necessary for a society to flourish. Now that religion is ignored, the basis for laws relating to morality are in question.
Now, I'm not saying we need religion in government, but we can't disregard the impact Judeo-Christian values have had on the success of western civilization. Multiculturalism seeks to diminish/destroy Judeo-Christian values. Europe is already beyond the point of no return. If anyone has aspirations of visiting Europe they should do it now - it will be indistinguishable from present-day Turkey in the next 50 years.
Interesting take. I think there is probably a sweet spot in the marriage age. Early 20's probably has higher divorce rate than mid to late 20's. I'd imagine that late marriages (30's) divorce rates would likely increase - the hey why not get married because we've been living together for X years anyway effect.
With that said, millennials are having less sex (fewer partners) than their parents, i.e. are less promiscuous. You seem to be making the opposite conclusion. Or, do you think the "encouragement" (I'm not sure how you measure) is more important than the action - being promiscuous. If your premise is based on people being more promiscuous, I think it breaks down since they seem to be less so, at least based on the number of partners. Maybe you have a better objective way of measuring.
And overall, divorce rates have been falling since the mid-90s, which should be good news.
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Nice... the missus and I got married right in the sweet spot there at the age of 26. Of course, she's my only wife and she had a first husband (shotgun wedding at the age of 16, lasted 8 years).
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You should definitely watch the video.TheH2 wrote:Caveat - I didn't make it through the video - but I'm commenting on your post, not the video.USN_Hokie wrote:This is why morality is important and waiting to become married (women) or marrying an older person (men) reduces your odds of having a successful marriage. Society encourages young people to be promiscuous for 10+ years after college and then settle down...and then folks wonder why their spouses are selfish, full of baggage, and their marriage fails. Our society has basically disregarded monogamy for the first half of one's life....then destroyed the mechanisms to make them successful (the government now competes with men to fill the roles that men traditionally have and even incentivizes women to leave marriages or hae kids out of wedlock). Men can exploit the former, but as you and Dante pointed out - put themselves at risk with the latter.CWHOKIECPA wrote:VTDante wrote:Read civilization analyses like A Fate of Empires or books by Carroll Quigley. They discuss periods of resource abundance for empires and the subsequent decline. The American empire is no exception. Feminism is a symptom of affluence. I'll listen to those who will discuss feminism's rise with powerful institutions in the 70s but civilization has seen this before. Society today is this weird social experiment where many women are acting masculine and men tapping into their femininity.
Imo, commitment is rigged, and marriage is horrible deal for a man's self interest. Men are open to a tremendous amount of risk offering women security in exchange for reproduction. The truth's a hard pill to swallow. More men are opting out of traditional relationships for good reason.
That's why you see a rise in the manosphere. More men are rejecting traditional societal narrative and choosing a male first approach like men's rights movement (no win movement imo), PUA, MGTOW, etc.
Are there women worthy of commitment? Sure. There are a few. I think most men would agree if you discard our natural desire to protect and self sacrifice, women will treat you better the more insecure they are in a relationship.
My advice for the younger generations: keep your commitment conditional. No marriage. Sexuality is amoral. Focus on your freedom. Minimize female traps like oops babies and false rapes. Sex has never been easier if you know how to get it.
Commitment is rigged. And women don't like to give their youth to just anyone. A lot of guys have to wait too long for commitment to be viable. My saying is, no youth, no fertility, no marriage. A woman's youth is the most important thing to a guy. If you haven't or won't get that, their shouldn't be a thought of marriage. Really though, like you say, you shouldn't ever do it. You are brilliant. Who are you? Become my apprentice. The force is strong with you.
BUT - marriage can work and be rewarding when morality is present. This is why (just one example) people (even atheists) shouldn't scoff at organized religion. Religion established the moral norms necessary for society to flourish and remains the basis for the system of laws we have today (a good example: monogamy laws). Monogamy wasn't some crap that a priest thought up. It is a lesson learned after thousands of years of human interaction. As the video mentioned, monogamy is necessary for a society to flourish. Now that religion is ignored, the basis for laws relating to morality are in question.
Now, I'm not saying we need religion in government, but we can't disregard the impact Judeo-Christian values have had on the success of western civilization. Multiculturalism seeks to diminish/destroy Judeo-Christian values. Europe is already beyond the point of no return. If anyone has aspirations of visiting Europe they should do it now - it will be indistinguishable from present-day Turkey in the next 50 years.
Interesting take. I think there is probably a sweet spot in the marriage age. Early 20's probably has higher divorce rate than mid to late 20's. I'd imagine that late marriages (30's) divorce rates would likely increase - the hey why not get married because we've been living together for X years anyway effect.
With that said, millennials are having less sex (fewer partners) than their parents, i.e. are less promiscuous. You seem to be making the opposite conclusion. Or, do you think the "encouragement" (I'm not sure how you measure) is more important than the action - being promiscuous. If your premise is based on people being more promiscuous, I think it breaks down since they seem to be less so, at least based on the number of partners. Maybe you have a better objective way of measuring.
Regarding age - I didn't mean to imply absolutes. People who get married very young often do so for other reasons and the marriages fail for reasons that are probably obvious to all of us. The fact remains that the current divorce rate is about 3.5x the rate it was in 1960. Something is broken.
Not sure where you interpreted that I was singling out millennials, that was not my intention - this problem goes back to the boomers. I know the study you're citing and (without being able to read it since it's behind a pay wall) - will just point out that it also states millennials are more accepting of premarital sex than older generations. The gap in sexual partners could be for a number of reasons - including the prominence of HIV/AIDS.
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I need to find the time to research the bit in the video about the occupied European wimminz taking up the Nazis. I had never heard that. Sounds interesting.
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Re: Why Women Destroy Nations/Civilizations
Yes, fallen from 4x the rate they were in 1960 to 3.5x.HokieFanDC wrote: And overall, divorce rates have been falling since the mid-90s, which should be good news.
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Good chart here:USN_Hokie wrote:Yes, fallen from 4x the rate they were in 1960 to 3.5x.HokieFanDC wrote: And overall, divorce rates have been falling since the mid-90s, which should be good news.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/upsho ... 0002&abg=0
The upshot is that women have more options now than they did in the 1950s. Couple that with a return to low divorce rate and I'd say we're in a better state now (though it took 30 years of turmoil).
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3.5 times the divorce is better?VisorBoy wrote:Good chart here:USN_Hokie wrote:Yes, fallen from 4x the rate they were in 1960 to 3.5x.HokieFanDC wrote: And overall, divorce rates have been falling since the mid-90s, which should be good news.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/upsho ... 0002&abg=0
The upshot is that women have more options now than they did in the 1950s. Couple that with a return to low divorce rate and I'd say we're in a better state now (though it took 30 years of turmoil).
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Oh yeah... they showed it in Band of Brothers when Easy Company rolled through Holland.Bay_area_Hokie wrote:I need to find the time to research the bit in the video about the occupied European wimminz taking up the Nazis. I had never heard that. Sounds interesting.
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He's also ignoring the folks who never even attempt to get married and just have kids out of wedlock.awesome guy wrote:3.5 times the divorce is better?VisorBoy wrote:Good chart here:USN_Hokie wrote:Yes, fallen from 4x the rate they were in 1960 to 3.5x.HokieFanDC wrote: And overall, divorce rates have been falling since the mid-90s, which should be good news.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/upsho ... 0002&abg=0
The upshot is that women have more options now than they did in the 1950s. Couple that with a return to low divorce rate and I'd say we're in a better state now (though it took 30 years of turmoil).
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Yeah, I don't see how this is better in anyway. And on the other side of it, the kids from intact marriages are the ones doing well and the others are part of the 47% living off the government.USN_Hokie wrote:He's also ignoring the folks who never even attempt to get married and just have kids out of wedlock.awesome guy wrote:3.5 times the divorce is better?VisorBoy wrote:Good chart here:USN_Hokie wrote:Yes, fallen from 4x the rate they were in 1960 to 3.5x.HokieFanDC wrote: And overall, divorce rates have been falling since the mid-90s, which should be good news.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/upsho ... 0002&abg=0
The upshot is that women have more options now than they did in the 1950s. Couple that with a return to low divorce rate and I'd say we're in a better state now (though it took 30 years of turmoil).
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It's not 3.5x.awesome guy wrote:3.5 times the divorce is better?VisorBoy wrote:Good chart here:USN_Hokie wrote:Yes, fallen from 4x the rate they were in 1960 to 3.5x.HokieFanDC wrote: And overall, divorce rates have been falling since the mid-90s, which should be good news.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/upsho ... 0002&abg=0
The upshot is that women have more options now than they did in the 1950s. Couple that with a return to low divorce rate and I'd say we're in a better state now (though it took 30 years of turmoil).
Also, per capita marriage and divorce rates depend on the demographics at each moment in time. So, for instance, in the 1950s, the baby boomers were too young to marry or divorce, but in the 1970s and 1980s, that changed. Obviously, whatever age range the plurality of the population is at a given time will affect the per capita calculation at that point.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/won ... one-chart/
You can use the same logic today. Just like in the 1960s, the boomers aren't getting married (or divorced), so again the overall per capita marriage and divorce rates are low.
In sum, it's a combination of demographics & changing social habits.
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Definitely true that births to unwed mothers are much higher today.USN_Hokie wrote:He's also ignoring the folks who never even attempt to get married and just have kids out of wedlock.awesome guy wrote:3.5 times the divorce is better?VisorBoy wrote:Good chart here:USN_Hokie wrote:Yes, fallen from 4x the rate they were in 1960 to 3.5x.HokieFanDC wrote: And overall, divorce rates have been falling since the mid-90s, which should be good news.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/upsho ... 0002&abg=0
The upshot is that women have more options now than they did in the 1950s. Couple that with a return to low divorce rate and I'd say we're in a better state now (though it took 30 years of turmoil).
Do justice, love mercy, walk humbly.