To the men of America – we need to demonstrate moral courage for our daughters, our sisters, our wives, and our mothers in America today.
We need to speak out and make it perfectly clear as men that we do not accept and we will not tolerate this type of despicable language and treatment of women in America, from any political corner or media figure – whether it is Rush Limbaugh or Bill Maher.
Women’s human rights and women’s inherent dignity as our sisters in humanity are not negotiable in political and public debates of any kind.
There is no political excuse, there is no rationale, there is no argument that justifies or rationalizes anyone in America or anywhere else treating our sisters in humanity without a shred of human decency and dignity.
This type of uncivil, gutter level discussion that we continue to hear about our sisters in humanity has no place in any type of dialogue on political, policy, religious, or public matters of any kind.
Yes, we know there will always those who express hatred and even misogyny.
But for every upraised fist of hatred, we must offer an outstretched hand of compassion and dignity to both our sisters and brothers in humanity — to show both our solidarity and our commitment to defending their universal human rights and their universal human dignity. We choose love, not hate.
When we reflect upon ourselves as human beings and as men, one of the essential elements that we must always be seeking is our conscience, and the courage to never let any circumstances and any conflict in our nation, our society, and our lives undermine the courage to keep that conscience a priority in our lives.
What are our lives worth without our conscience? What are all the things we do, all the things we build, all the things we obtain, if we lose the essence of what it means to be a human being, what it means to be a man, and what it means to be – an American.
Imagine how the rest of the world looks on American men today and wonders – will the men of America have the human decency to speak out in support of their daughters, their sisters, their mothers? Will the men of America have the courage of their conscience?
So I ask the men of America today – you have a voice, you have imagination, you have strength, and you have WILLPOWER. You can change the world. You can find time in your lives to stand up a moment to say to those who would attack, demean, and degrade the women of America.
You can find time to say to those who would dehumanize the women of America – and say ENOUGH.
We might differ on our political views. But we should never differ on the TRUTHS that we hold self-evident – that define us as Americans – that our sisters in America deserve the same equality, the same dignity, and same decency that any American deserves – without question, without reservation, and without exception.
Be responsible for equality and liberty – not just for us men, but also for our sisters in America and in humanity.
Show the world that we American men are NOT represented by the vulgar, disgraceful comments by media and political agitators attacking American women.
Put your name on the line – as one of the many millions of American men respecting women’s equality and dignity….
…simply because it is the right thing to do, it is the human thing to do, and it is the American thing to do.
Sign an online petition showing your support for American women – or make your own statement of support on Facebook.
Jeffrey Imm
Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.)
