Thursday, September 23, 2010

A puzzle: Consistency of gender roles in war

The thing that caught my eye most in this article was on page 44.
" Other writers see in war not so much an extension of men's sexuality but an attempt to compensate for men's innate inability to bear children."

I don't know how true that is because I have heard that war is also a bonding experience for me. I feel like that might be more the reason they fight.

Men are going through the same emotional as their fellow platoon or squad. I just can't agree with the Feminists on this one. There notations just seem a little to far fetched for me.

I do like that the article calls us peace makers even if it is through man's imagination.

However again it not true. Women sometimes has worst fights then men. They might not be gory but the cruel.
At the same time history does show us cases where women have been able to help bring peace to the country. The first would be in Liberia. They had strategies which helped them to gain power and leverage.
Even in our own country with had the Women's Peace Party. They were active with Vietnam and nuclear war. Not to mention the work they did in Britian with the Greenham Common protest.