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“In schools all over the world, little boys learn that their country is the greatest in the world, and the highest honor that could befall them would be to defend it heroically someday. The fact that empathy has traditionally been conditioned out of boys facilitates their obedience to leaders who order them to kill strangers.” WorldLittlesWarCountryFactsWould BeSchoolOrderFightingLeaderBoysHonorHighestEmpathyStrangerObedienceSomedayLittle BoysFacilitate Book:Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence Source: Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence
“To be deeply committed to negotiations, to be opposed to a particular war or military action, is not only considered unpatriotic, it also casts serious doubt on one's manhood.” WarActionDoubtMilitaryParticularSeriousCastsCommittedManhoodNegotiationSeriousnessUnpatrioticMilitary Action Book:Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence Source: Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence
“As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is by definition a standard for judging; it is not itself subject to judgment.” LongTakenSubjectsSeriousJudgingBehaviorJudgmentStandardsMalesDefinitionsTraitsQuestioningNorm Book:Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence Source: Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence
“Mixing oil and testosterone can be dangerous.” EnergyDangerousOilAlternativesMixingTestosterone Author:Myriam Miedzian
“Saving lives is not a top priority in the halls of power. Being compassionate and concerned about human life can cause a man to lose his job. It can cause a woman not to get the job to begin with.” MenHumansJobsLife IsCausesLosesCompassionKindnessConcernedPrioritiesSavingHuman LifeHallsCompassionateSave A LifeTop Priorities Book:Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence Source: Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence
“In the United States adherence to the values of the masculine mystique makes intimate, self-revealing, deep friendships between men unusual.” MenSelfStatesValuesUnitedUnited StatesIntimateUnusualMasculineRevealingMystiqueAdherenceDeep Friendship Book:Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence Source: Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence
“If human beings are to survive in a nuclear age, committing acts of violence may eventually have to become as embarrassing as urinating or defecating in public are today.” IfsHumansMayAgeTodayHuman BeingsViolenceNuclearEmbarrassingActs Of Violence Book:Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence Source: Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence
“For some men the power to destroy life becomes the equivalent to the female power to create life.” MenFemaleKillingFemale Power Book:Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence Source: Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence
“Maybe our grandmothers weren't as stupid as we thought. The family, volunteer work, religion, shaping the hearts and minds of the next generation-maybe all that can't be reduced to just 'shining floors and wiping noses.'” MindHeartNextGenerationsStupidShiningNosesGrandmotherVolunteerHeart And MindNext GenerationVolunteer Work Author:Myriam Miedzian