A Few More Good Men

After hearing quite a lot about the unpunished criminal activity of the attendees of the National Women's Encounter in Argentina, I decided to share some reflections.  

The National Women's Encounter is an annual Argentinian Feminist gathering to discuss and promote "women's rights."  In the past the Encounters have resulted in vandalism targeting Catholic Cathedrals.  The Cathedral of Bariloche, Parana, and Posadas have all been damaged in the past.  This year's Encounter took place on November 24th and was rumored to be planning an attack on the Cathedral in the city of San Juan.      

In preparation for this attack a reported 700 people gathered to pray inside the Cathedral and a large group of men linked arms to form a chain around the perimeter of the Cathedral.  These men prayed aloud reciting the rosary and other prayers.  The men continued to pray peacefully as an angry mob of women from the Encounter descended upon them and assaulted them. 

The feminists in the mob, many of whom were topless and painted with words and slogans tried to penetrate the chain of men.  Realizing they were unable, the women spat and cursed the men and then began to spray paint the crotches of the men with feminist symbols and swastikas.  They drew Hitler mustaches on the faces of the men, sexually harassed them, and rubbed their naked breasts on the men.  Some of the men were visibly weeping during the attack.  

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It is a sad and strange dichotomy to view this scene as the men stand peacefully gazing up to divert their eyes from the women who angrily chant "Get your rosaries out of our ovaries" and “To the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church, who wants to get between our sheets, we say that we want to be whores, travesties and lesbians. Legal abortion in every hospital.”  The mob then surrounded a life-size effigy of Pope Francis and burned it as they chanted and celebrated.

Several things particularly disturbed me about this entire incident beyond the initially obvious.  First and foremost it seems that many groups supporting any human rights would agree that peaceful protests and legislation are the only appropriate ways to bring about change and influence your fellow man.  Women's groups have long fought against violence and countered injustice through diplomacy and persistence.  Demonstrated by their actions the Argentinian Women's Encounter certainly does not hold these values and is in no position to truly seek reform of any kind.  Media reports from the Argentinian police stated that they could not intervene in the Encounter protest because "they were women."  If that is not an irony to their cause then I don't know what is!

Speaking of which, let's talk about double standards.  Imagine the group linking arms were women who were protecting an abortion clinic from being vandalized by a mob of angry men.  As the women stood peacefully arm in arm, the men sexually harassed them, spray painted them, and performed vulgar actions in front of them.  Would not the world be appalled?  People from every ideology would be disgusted by the behavior of the men and the event would be labeled a hate crime and an attack on women and women's rights.  However, because the attack was inflicted by women upon men who were upholding an unpopular religious and human rights value, the crime is nonpunishable and negligible.    

It takes a lot of guts to peacefully stand up for a belief in the face of violent attack.  I hear many women ask where all the good men have gone.  They are seeking a man who has developed strong convictions and values, and more importantly stands by them.  They want a man who is a prayer warrior and is able to send his message in a peaceful and loving way.  Women are seeking a soul mate who will be united as their equal for life and not bring about division.  When I see the men in this video standing united to protect a Cathedral and the people within, eyes diverted from the demoralizing behavior of the women who are supposed to oppose objectification, I see the men that women are seeking.  As one brother supports another by encouraging and covering his eyes as he weeps, I see a good father who weeps for the daughters of the world who have lost their sense of self worth and value.  

As sad as this incident is in all of its many dissections, I find hope in these men and knowing that there are a few more good men out there.

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