Robert Pacilio
1 min readSep 6, 2024

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John. Nothing wrong with ambition. Being aggressive doesn’t mean stepping on someone’s face to get ahead. Conquest- hmm. Nope. Don’t want that. Defense. That’s more like it.
So no I do not want a burst of testosterone induced violence bc that’s exactly what January 6th was all about.
Your point reminds me of when young men look at other guys and attack their manhood by saying ‘you are P***y whipped. Why? Because those men actually listen to their wives/ women / Kamala Harris and realize that as equal partners in their relationship they ought to respect others … sometimes that means shutting up when they are wrong.

So if one takes your question to me literally, then being stripped of one’s manhood is what happens when kindness and respect ( which should be mutual) are subordinate to aggression, dominance and arrogance.

That’s not how young men evolve. That’s how they devolve. Instead of the ascent of man — it continues the decent.

I appreciate your feedback. I suspect you are being ( literally) the Devil’s advocate.

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Robert Pacilio
Robert Pacilio

Written by Robert Pacilio

San Diego County “Public School Teacher of the Year.” (32 year veteran) Author of five novels & a memoir available on Amazon and at www.robertpacilio.net.

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