Man On Fire: 03/11/18

11 Mar 2018

International Women's Day March 2018 - Parts 1, 2 & 3

Ewan Jones, Natty Raymond and John Cooper head to Trafalgar square, London, the end point of the International Women's Day March. This event happened on 4th March 2018. They talk to some of the attendees about the issues women are facing in the world today. Part 1 of 3. Natty Raymond is a member of 'The Liberty Belles', a group of women who make Youtube videos that criticise feminism. She also helps run the facebook group 'Women Against Feminism'.

By Mike Buchanan: It’s not every day you encounter a book with testimonials from both Erin Pizzey and Janice Fiamengo, but one such is Niceguy’s Land of the Losers. Niceguy is an American man who lives and works in Japan. From his website:
Call me Niceguy.
I like to think of myself as a decent human being. I buy drinks for my friends when we go out. I help others when they’re going through tough times. I treat animals kindly. If I could jump off the screen right now, I’d go and make us both a big bowl of popcorn just so we could sit down and enjoy it together. In short, I’m the kind of guy that others refer to as “nice.”
Women have often asked me to fix their computers, prepare their taxes, help move their furniture, or assist them with their homework. They’d ask me to pick them up when they’d missed the last bus, they’d ask me to loan them money when they were in a jam, and they’d ask me to bring snacks in the middle of the night. And since I’m nice, I was always happy to help. Unfortunately, none of the women I put myself out for were ever interested in reciprocating. Help was suddenly unavailable whenever I was the one who needed it. “Oh, you’re such a good friend!” I’d hear each time I was exploited. This wouldn’t bother me so much except for the fact that refusing requests to be exploited was always met with a wall of disapproval.

The Most Important Part Of Putin’s March 1st Speech

By Miles: If you look at western press and punditry as of late in regards to Russia or Putin (which, for some reason is basically the same in western MSM’s perceptions) or, more specifically, in regards to Putin’s address to Federal Assembly of Russia, you would inevitably get the impression that all he talked about was weapons. Russian media (those that took note of the Address, that is) unfortunately, are trailing not far behind.
In reality, though, the address was almost evenly split between internal politics and weapons. And in, my view, the first part was waaay more important because if at least half of the tasks he set out in the first part of the address would be carried out, Russia (and world alongside with it) would be drastically transformed.

To say that goals set by Putin in the address is ambitious would be a massive understatement in my opinion.
If you rip out substance out of political smooth talk, what Putin ordered was massive overhaul of infrastructure (primarily transportation, utilities, communication sectors) and radical ramping-up of acquisition and implementation of new technologies across the board. The end goal is, to quote, “breakthrough development of Russia”. And those orders are very concrete and specific, not allowing (at least, at a first glance) “virtual” execution, consisting purely of bureaucratic paper-pushing and reallocation of existing finances (which was, sadly the case with 2012 May decrees).

Live With Men's Rights Advocate Janice Fiamengo

Studio Brule:
Janice is back from the Social Justice Tribunals of Ontario.

The Burden Of Being Male - Karen Straugahn

Canadian Association for Equality: What does it mean to be a man? Not what it once did. The burdens and demands placed on men remain the same as they always were: Be a provider. Be a protector. Be competent. Be a leader. Be useful and self-sufficient. Be of service. Do that, and you used to be considered a good man. But these days, when men do not comply with these expectations, they’re vilified as man-babies, deadbeats and losers. And when they do comply, they’re castigated as chauvinists, troglodytes and tyrants. How are men supposed to construct a positive self-identity when they can’t win for losing?

Apartheid Jewish State Israel Forced Child To Travel Alone For Kidney Transplant + Court Dismisses Anti-BDS Lawsuit

It’s tough enough to be a little girl in renal failure, but then to travel alone in a hostile environment – this is what Israel put young Inaam al-Attar through on her way to get a kidney transplant. After multiple human rights organizations called attention to her plight, her mother was granted a visa to join her very sick daughter.

From Palestine Chronicle: A Palestinian girl was forced to travel without either of her parents from Gaza to the central occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday, where she is scheduled to receive a kidney transplant.

Thirteen-year-old Inaam al-Attar arrived to the Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah City with her uncle, who she is receiving the transplant from, after her parents were denied permission to travel with her from the besieged coastal enclave.

The governor of Ramallah, Laila Ghannam, welcomed al-Attar, who was filmed by several Palestinian news channels crying in the hospital saying she wanted to see her mother.