Who said it
is all bad news out there? There is a reason you will never see me among the
black-pillers, because when things are dark, this gives light a chance to shine
all the more brightly. And we do see good things happening even in our decadent
days. Here is some encouraging news,
“Almost
a third of generation Z men and boys think a wife should obey her husband,
according to a global survey of 23,000 people that found young men hold more
traditional views about gender roles than older generations.
A
third (33%) of gen Z males also said a husband should have the final word on
important decisions, according to the 29-country survey, which included Great
Britain, the US, Brazil, Australia and India.
It
found that gen Z males (born 1997-2012) were twice as likely as baby boomer men
(born 1946-1964) to have traditional views on decision-making within a
marriage, with just 13% of men in the older cohort agreeing that a wife should
always obey her husband. Among women, 18% of gen Z and 6% of baby boomers
agreed.
People
of both genders in Indonesia (66%) and Malaysia (60%) were most likely to agree
with the statement, compared with 23% in the US and 13% in Great Britain.
The
annual research of over-16s was conducted by Ipsos and the Global Institute for
Women’s Leadership at King’s College London and revealed a stark difference in
the beliefs of different generations of men when it comes to gender roles:
Almost
a quarter (24%) of gen Z males think women should not appear too independent or
self-sufficient, compared with 12% of baby boomer men.
Attitudes
toward sexual norms also differed sharply across generations, with 21% of gen Z
males thinking a “real woman” should never initiate sex, compared with only 7%
of baby boomer men.
More
than half (59%) of gen Z males said men were expected to do too much to support
equality, compared with 45% of baby boomer men. For women, the proportions were
41% and 30% respectively.
Despite
being the most likely to believe a woman should not appear too independent or
self-sufficient, gen Z males were also the group most likely to believe women
who have a successful career were more attractive to men – 41% agreed with this
statement.”[1]
That wives
should submit to their husbands has been the norm throughout history, in virtually
every culture known to mankind, with very few and limited exceptions. And it
has worked, incredibly well. The human race is here today because of these ancient
traditions. Some cultures took it too far, of course, but still this situation
has worked. In the last century or so feminists have over-turned this long
cherished tradition, and now virtually every western nation that has fallen
into the feminist trap has below replacement births and is now seeking to fill
its societal gaps with mass immigration. Not just small, targeted skilled
migration, but bringing in more people each year than are born, in many
contexts. This is because feminism is a poison to society, it saps society of its ability to reproduce itself.
For this, and
other reasons, many of the young are seeing through the failures of feminism
and egalitarianism. Though, it should be noted that part of the reason this is
happening is also because many of the immigrants that leftists advocate for bringing
into the country, come from countries with far more traditional gender values
than Australia. Hence, the left is starting to freak out, in part, at the fruit
of their own advocacy and politics. Still, because of this and because of the
obvious failures of egalitarianism to make a society that works well for men
and women, many of the young are starting to reject the values that boomers
made popular.
Overall, however,
we should take encouragement from this. I have consistently preached the biblical
message that wives should submit to husbands and that husbands should lovingly
lead and cherish their wives. Many pastors have been afraid of getting into
these topics, often because they think that young people will not gel with
them, or that women specifically will not gel with them. But the truth is
resilient, society generally circles back around to it over time. Our job as
Christians is just to remain consistent to biblical truth, no matter where the
winds of social pressure are blowing.
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