The Emotional Man (1960–1970s): Personal Calm, Unrestricted Love, and Weakness

The next generation, known as the "Emotional Man," capitalized on the worst error of the previous generation—adultery—and developed into experts at sensitive and expressive emotional expression.

Upon witnessing the suffering inflicted by his father's generation, this man dedicated his life to mastering soft skills. Gaining the ability to connect, sense, listen, and care for others—especially women.

Men in American history started to fiercely oppose the so-called "norm" for the first time. Rather than picking up guns and defending their nation, they questioned the rationale behind war and recognized politics as a political game. They labored assiduously to right the wrongs of the past and protested and battled against injustice and inequity.

The Man's Emotional Power

For freedom, The Emotional Man stood. He gave us advice on how to respect women as equals, question authority, and embrace our femininity. Men began to question their education and form own opinions. They understood that it was okay to accept and express their emotions and were freed from the shackles of traditional macho norms.

And while the labor of this generation produced many blessings for men, it also produced numerous unforeseen consequences.

The Man's Emotional Weakness 

Masculinity operates on cycles, just like everything else in life. The proverb "Hard times make strong men" is certainly familiar to you. Good times come from strong men. Men who enjoy themselves too much become feeble. And difficult times befall weak men.

The 1960s were an ideal illustration of this.

This era's men become too sensitive. They allowed themselves to be stepped on and beaten down even though they knew it was wrong to objectify and walk over women. They lost their motivation and urge to produce. Power and wealth were no longer viewed as desirable goals, but rather as the source of all social ills.

These men have become spineless. They lost contact with their sinister feelings and cravings. They developed senility, weakness, and spiritual impotence. These reforms cost men dearly, even if they brought about wonderful developments our society had never seen before. Men suppressed their inner man and saw ambition and anger as vices to be conquered rather than as strong feelings to be used for good.

Consequently, They removed any authentically masculine role models from the next generation. They learned that women and men are not only equal, but also the same, and that the qualities of men, which had given rise to society as they understood it, were eroding and deteriorating.