Been reading on history and it would seem that women/girls are usual victims of the spoils of war. Now I don't think todays feminist's or woke westernized women would fend well if there were an invading or occupying force with the non stop systematic rape of the countries women/girls aka spoils of war. As a growing man I feel that men no longer have to defend our women and should leave them to what they have been teaching men with progressiveness/Woke and politically correct terms. Wrong depiction for soviet men who were farmers forced to serve.It was 74 years ago that 16-18 year old's lied about their age to sign up to fight in WWII on their own volition knowing full well that some would be storming the beaches of Normandy to pill boxes spewing thousands of rounds into those young men. Yet we live in todays world where those strong men no longer exist as todays femenists are making sure they will no longer live again.
I think you have a decent understanding of things. Critical thinking like that is very important for life, but you might want to be careful in school. You wouldn't want to be cancelled and labelled a nazi before life can even get started.
That said, the term "spoils of war" don't only mean the women left behind after their male defenders are killed wounded, or run away. It refers to everything. If your army takes a city, the spoils of war would refer to anything you can get your hands on.
Maybe you find a cellar full of wine, or a fancy watch. Enemy weapons, or a stash of cash. I think this is more true the further back you go in history. Today, I don't think soldiers are allowed to take from their fallen enemy.
I know that you're seeing that men today aren't made of the same stuff that they were made of decades ago, but if it helps, we have technology to offset what we've lost.
As for the feminism stuff, you need to understand that the first and (maybe) second wave of feminism were basically a waste of time and accomplished nothing. Now, third wave feminism has benefited the world to no end. With out third wave feminism, the world would be a hellscape. Just kidding! Third wave feminism may very well be the death of us all. It's a hate filled ideology that aims to pull people down rather than lift others up. It's only aim is to find problems or create problems before people start to realize that we've long since reached equality.
My advice, if you want to grow up to be a man, then all the power to you. It doesn't mean that you have to let modern feminism tell you it's wrong to be a man. You'll find that you are naturally drawn to be protective of your family, and need to provide for them. As man, it's in your nature. Don't let this part of your character be snuffed out.
Despite what the modern feminist ideology tells you, there are girls out there who want their men to be... well, men. It's all nature my dude.
And rest assured that if war ever comes our way again, and everything we have is at risk, men still have it in them to man up!
Oh right! You're question, "Do women understand the term Spoils of War?"
Um... No and yes.
If they think that THEY are the spoils of war, then no. HOWEVER!! Women do have very good reason to think that way. There have been too many examples of conquering armies helping themselves to the women left behind. When you are being raped, or running around trying NOT to be raped, you're probably not concerned about the loot that the invading army is helping themselves to.
Technically though, I think the term "spoils of war" refers to pretty much everything within the territory that your army has occupied.
Unfortunately, it's our enemies that tend to rape when they take cities. Strangely, it's never our side that does it. Funny how that happens. I've heard the phrase, "history is written by the victors". I wonder if that plays a part in that.
You do not approve of the way that SOME women have treated men in the past, so you are suggesting that ALL men treat ALL women even worse.
If treating the opposite sex badly is wrong, then it is wrong if women do it or if men do it. Good society and good relationships are not founded upon principles of "let's get even" but are founded upon the principle of "let's be a good role model for other."
You are 14 years old so you have not suffered the mistreatment to which you allude. If you want to use that as an excuse to mistreat women, no one can prevent you from doing so, but where do you think that path leads?
Ahhh the usual “well equality is coming so I don’t have to open the door, I can just shut it in their face!” Style argument. Maybe instead of being a piece of shit that’s willing to watch people be hurt, killed or abused, maybe do the thing normal human beings do and put a stop to it?
Spoils of war is everything gained with victory. We have to defend our women. That's our responsibility as men. I'll agree that modern women made it very hard to do so with their constant bitching and moaning about male privilege and all that but still. You can't allow a foreign invader to just walk in and take everything.
Nice a holier than thou thing. I say thing because I don't know if you would like to be called a girl or boy. In todays world those people who don't know I call them "things"
@fjh80 If you're going to address someone, then you do it with substance, so again, do you have something to say? say it You came here to address me, so either you do or you don't.
Explain how you figure that he's growing, but not into a man?
Are you afraid? Are you afraid because your argument will carry no weight? Maybe you have yet to grow into a man. A man wouldn't saying something like that and then be afraid to explain why he said that. <<see what I just did? I challenged your manliness and then I explained why I did so.
As for why do I want to know? As any intelligent person would understand, I need to know so I can base my reaction on it. You see, a grown man doesn't just throw words at people without reason.
@fjh80 It is both evident and self-explanatory, and it is obvious to anybody with common-sense, including you, and precisely because he's still a kid, I did not engage with him.
There's no argument to make because I am not arguing anything, merely pointed out what it is, by itself, again...
You're talking about intelligence and the same time you're talking about reacting, intelligence is not reactionary, it is reasoning
And so you say, that you're here to challenge my manliness, then do so... I see no challenge yet, other than you insisting me to go after this kid dumb ideas, I do not have to do that.
If you want to express ideas of your own, then go ahead, and we'll discuss that, if that is what you want.
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