2010: The Year of the fate of anti-feminism - a review We have a tumultuous and ground-breaking year behind us. One year, in which not only in German-speaking tremendous progress made in the fight against feminism, but also internationally
. In order not to lose track and make that future generations of anti-feminists get a picture of this crucial year, can I try this the most important events and players of this young revolution described.
history Everything started when Rene Kuhn of a three-week trip to Russia to Switzerland returned, and it noted that Russian women appeared much sleeker than Swiss women. This
wrote it in July 2009 following fateful sentence on his blog:
"Not so in Switzerland, where day by day this left untended," matted "See women need to exude absolutely no femininity."
Within a few days, this Ausage spread through all the media in the whole of Switzerland, which took up the message with thanks due to the gaping hole summer. A massive smear campaign
broke out in the Rene Kuhn as a woman insults slanderer, with feces in the mailbox and was covered with death threats.
detail, he describes this time of shame for the Swiss media and feminism in his book "Return to the woman" and the inner transformation that shifted its priorities towards an active anti-feminism. At the time, had Manhood, ajk and I already met a few times and planned first actions when we came up with the idea to take Rene Kuhn and to exchange views with him.
A provocative formulated, but nevertheless correct comparison on a blog has been so for the fuze for the coming events that would form the starting point for the antifeministiche revolution.
The fateful year In spring 2010, we met four of us and quickly realized that we could work well together. We formed the syndicate
anti-feminism (short IGAF,
here ) and Rene Kuhn built a home that was now filled with texts and news on the topic.
had recognized this we all know that the cause of countless problems in this society, directly or indirectly associated with feminism. We too had noticed that the previous men's organizations occurred to specific topics or to tame - and had so far achieved very little. It was the myriad legal discrimination against a man not acceptable if it were not first acknowledge the underlying ideology of the road.
We found so quickly as a group a clear position. The goal of our activities, the combat of the feminist ideology (especially the state feminism
) be the world in all its facets in Switzerland. We reject any kind of umerzieherischer gender politics, whether it discriminated against men or women or preferred. Our thematic focus in the fight against the legal discrimination against a man who has been actively promoted by feminism, or at least tolerated. It was not about a Return to the traditional role, but are to achieve equal rights and duties which men and women.
We thus meet not at all the feminist stereotype of the evil woman-haters who want to put the women back to the stove.
The first step should be the network that have established our first completely unknown force known in the scene and improve the collaboration is. It should initially be no more than a peaceful meeting with workshops and meetings. But the idea grew over time in our minds up to be an international conference at which media coverage across national borders and the anti-feminism Space should be given.
workshops instead we wanted to provide a platform for anti-feminist groups, who could discuss each invited group in a lecture problems and important aspects of our struggle.
reluctance of groups So we started contact and initially met with mixed reactions. Some groups were convinced pretty quickly, but other groups creased at first. Some would even withdraw completely, despite positive early response. Why is this different
hesitation?
First, there are those Teams that were not yet sure exactly who we are. This is understandable, since we were still a young and unknown group and one was afraid to be photographed with the wrong people.
Second, there are also organizations that pursue an ideological program that does not provide for the abolition of gender politics and today's feminism, but seeks only a gentle correction to an additional men's politics. They do not destroy the means of oppression for the benefit of all, but use themselves, who of special interests. Re-education for these groups of people is not bad per se, as long as they expire on their own terms. Gender policy is a legitimate vehicle for them to their (inevitably one-sided) views of sexuality see realized.
The extent and the willingness of cooperation with us laid the ideological fixation of certain clubs open for all to see. But ultimately, we brought together six different speakers and we began to organize the details of the meeting. At that time we had no idea what this would be an ordeal.
turmoil and global attention The time was up to the anti-feminism meeting marked by horrific scandals, bitter setbacks and anti-social riots (see here
under Turbulent history "). Only our belief and the firm understanding that this meeting was absolutely necessary did, by talking.
Several times there were cancellations, postponements, acts of vandalism and other disasters, which increased the worldwide attention of the media immeasurably (see here
). With each report on us and the anti-feminism meetings were millions of people faced with the anti-feminism and learned for the first time that here was formed in Switzerland clear opposition to feminism and against the legal discrimination against a man.
only had this Events brought the concerns of the international men's rights movement and anti-feminism worldwide has never existed before them attention from all groups benefited - even those who refused, for ideological reasons to work with us. They irritated feminism significantly, forcing their representatives, a
build legitimacy facade profeminist men's clubs, behind whose back they can hide. This
Walter Hollstein wrote:
"In Germany, the policy recognizes the need to finance a" federal forum men, "in which the profeminist groups of the two churches, the Green combat and the SPD anti-feminist positions that could long defy the established women's and family policy. "
The last week before meeting again all would require of us, because we had to change the venue alone in such a short time several times. But all the adversities, threats and riots thought we were finally not depend on 30 October 2010 to hold the first international anti-feminism meeting.
The first international anti-feminism meeting A rip-roaring success (for a description of the meeting
was here ; final meeting here
) for The international men's rights movement and promoted the anti-feminism finally on the public stage. From now on, the feminists and the poodle would be in the defensive.
first met more than 150 warriors against feminism and got to know each other personally. Plans to develop cooperation were forged and friendships for life. The countless journalists and cameras made sure that this meeting was distributed over the globe. Although we had tried to conceal the venue as long as possible, he was due to a leak in the morning but the internet made known so that at noon a few Linksfaschos appeared to make cycling.
Worldwide was surprisingly factual reports on the meeting and addressed the problems of family policy in Switzerland and across Europe have been taken seriously. Negative press remained largely out.
It was clear to us that we had to repeat this meeting in the coming year necessarily. We collected comments and suggestions now began to make plans.
aftermath Shortly before the meeting was the anti-feminism anti-feminism
founded club, which soon had more than 100 members and private donations. The association's purpose is to combat the feminist ideology worldwide, as one can read in the statutes
. The last months of 2010 was spent building the club members and organized meetings with the clear intention to hold a general meeting in the spring. There we would elect a board that would organize other activities of the association.
René For Kuhn, this historic meeting had also political consequences. The Lucerne SVP section
threw him out from the party, which led to turmoil within and outside the party. Was justified this step by saying that "his commitment to developing in a direction that is not agree with the city party leave. This, too, became a huge media spectacle and brought the club anti feminism dozens of new members and the community of interest Antifeminimus registrations now reaching several thousand.
this turbulent year of destiny approached the end. But his impact on the society and the men rights movement are solid and are a long time. For the first time got the men's rights movement and anti-feminism global gratuities, which brought all the huge upswing. Millions of men and women place now their hope in us and we are awaiting further action against the omnipresent feminist ideology.
But not only the public had the activities of IGAF Antifeminimustreffen and the serious effect - even within the men's rights movement, the events of 2010 again made clear how this rapidly growing movement and the views of their players but they are heterogeneous. Countless groups within and outside the men's rights movement are now trying to profit from the upswing and have positioned themselves accordingly. This year, all was not clear by what groups constructively to overcome the gender politics of feminism and thus is possible, and with what.
It will be exciting in every respect, as the history of men's rights movement in 2011 continues!
2010 was our year!