I read that the police officer killer of Sarah Everard might get a whole life sentence! Whole life sentence, fuck that. I am not a violent man but I’d string him up by his balls and beat him with a baseball bat until he was no longer a burden on society! The violence that continues against women by men, makes me ashamed to be one. The very thought of committing a violent act against a woman is so repugnant, I struggle to understand it. I get that there are disturbed individuals who for whatever reason derive some twisted pleasure from attacking women. I know there are men who need to exert some kind of control for whatever sickness has driven them to act so violently. Men’s desperate need to generally “control” is a mystery to me? What are we so afraid of? We can discuss all the mumbo jumbo of upbringing and education etc but the truth is that there continues to be a inequality and subjugation of women, that even in so called “enlightened” society continues to be an issue! I have been married 41 years and it took me a long time to understand the inequality women face. I like to believe I have always fought for equality for women and everyone but the real truth is, writing those words should be unnecessary and redundant!
I don’t know what the answer is. I’d like to think it will be “solved” by the generations coming up behind? If it means men have to feel emasculated then so be it, physical strength is no reason for inequality.
As the news from Britain continues to depress it is heartening to have listened to Stephen Fry in discussion with Richard Dawkins, two men I admire enormously. They were optimistic about our future, with the possible exception of the environment, saying history shows that human progress is often “ two steps forward and one step back” this is a one step back period, I hope they are right?
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