A Higher Moral Authority

Summary: A lack of belief in a higher authority leads to our current predicament: women doing what they want without thought for the consequences.

Body: I'm going to be up front in stating that I was raised in a Christian household, I still ascribe to the faith, and that this post on theory might not agree with everyone. That said, this isn't about Christian morality per say, but rather a discussion on theory.

Why is American facing a dating crisis? Even Vanity Fair, hardly a fair and unbiased source of information, acknowledged it in their "Tinder and the Dawn of the Dating Apocalypse" article linked here http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/08/tinder-hook-up-culture-end-of-dating. Divorces are at an all time high; healthy, normal relationships with loyal partners are nearly impossible to find. It's an oh-so-sad state of affairs when otherwise marriageable girls bounce from lay to lay on the infamous cock carousel, disregarding men that would literally do anything for them in favor of men who do nothing for them. Why has it come to this? It's a failure to acknowledge a higher moral authority.

I'm going to make a few generalizations here: In the late 20th century, America was a bastion of Christianity; In the early 21st century, Christianity has drastically declined in America. Interested parties, or those who want to debate the generalizations can view some stats from the Pew Research Center via this link http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/.

At this point in time, one might say "Why is this important?" It is for one singular reason: a 20th century Christian lifestyle is a RedPill lifestyle. Women submitted and looked to their husbands for guidance; women saved themselves for a godly, hard-working man to marry; men worked hard to provide for and protect their families; men were the captains and leaders of their family; both men and women avoided promiscuity and divorce. This can be attributed to the deeply rooted idea that a higher moral authority, in this case God, would judge misbehavior. This morality authority ultimately ensured compliance.

This is where we make a jump to reconcile the above with RedPill theory. Now, in the early decades of the 21st century, what moral authority do people, and women specifically, answer to? Is it their accountant? Their car mechanic? Their boss at work? No; the only real moral authority these days in most men and women's lives is the United States government. In the United States, it's hardly illegal to sleep around; it's hardly illegal to divorce (one might even say it's encouraged); it's hardly illegal to ride the cock carousel till hitting the wall. In the minds of women in the 21st century, because it's not illegal in the eyes of the United States government, it's not wrong at all. Short of overt stealing, murdering, and other acts deemed criminal, everything else is fair game without repercussion.

In the minds of women, they don't answer to their boyfriends, they don't answer to their husbands, they don't answer to their fathers or anyone else; they only answer to the United States government. To quote a girlfriend I once had, "I'm 24, I'm an adult, I can do what I want." She was, indeed, an adult in the eyes of the government.

This absence of a clear moral authority has helped usher in our current predicament, and I suspect it is here to stay.

There are two takeaways from this.

Lesson 1: When dealing with a woman, immediately acknowledge that everything is fair game short of illegal acts, and even then, they'll dance over that line fairly quickly given enough reason. "She wouldn't do that, that's not right" should never be in your head. Instead, think "She'll do anything that's not illegal, and sometimes, even illegal things if she has enough reason."

Lesson 2: If you're genuinely interested in a long-term relationship, look for a woman that submits to a higher moral authority. This doesn't need to be a Christian or other religious moral authority. This could be her father, a brother, another family member, a friend or coworker--someone that she views as a figurehead in her life who tells her that she's wrong. This is a strong indication of long-term potential in that she recognizes right and wrong beyond the context of laws, and could potentially see you as her moral authority. That said, this is only correlation, not causation for long-term potential.

Conclusion: I'm well aware this might be deemed controversial here, but my intent is not to preach. I'd love to hear some critique regarding this, or perhaps ways to better reconcile what I'm saying with RedPill theory.