at a fundamental level, the man's rite of passage is defeat of the enemy, in self-defense. sometimes the enemy is our environment, sometimes it's an army of barbarians, and sometimes it's a legal attack. "the pen is mightier than a sword" - that is true, because a pen can mind-control you into submission by bluffing. 

Sun Tzu wrote that "all warfare is deception." he also wrote "know thy enemy."

zapsammy

Education

Western equivalent of "man's rite of passage"

> what is the western-world equivalent of a man's rite of passage?

> i am led to believe that in the western world, we do not teach of even think of teaching our children and men in general how to go through any rite of passage. we have fake rites of passage, such as submitting (submission) an application (a plea) for a driver's license (permission) - this is absolutely laughable and pathetic!

> Our desperate women are left with a choice among slaves of men rather than a choice among men. no wonder men's psychological health is deteriorating.

# Please, please expand on this! This is one of the big problems in the West!
