I am a young man in an African society. I find that in my society, whilst older women support younger girls to thrive in the careers, life and everything in general (which is good), we younger men don’t get much support from our older men. On the contrary, many older men, despite having had wives and children, use their power and money to continue to chase girls in their old age. Many have no real love for us and see us as competition. When you bring up questions about their moral conduct, they use try to use their power to threaten or silence you. This has led to a breakdown of the moral fibre of society as such men gift use their power to acquire things to continue in these lifestyles. They even gift public sector positions to their side chicks, leading to gross incompetence and underperformance. This underperformance has led to low value systems, creating cycles of poverty which compel people to do all kinds of things to survive (including young women having to sell their bodies). This is one of the reasons many countries and systems in Africa are not working. No matter how much you pour money into them, if these issues are not addressed, the dysfunction will continue. Aid and other helps do little for Africa if not given to the right people, and it is sad to see how much has been lost because the right people were not chosen. As a young man, I am determined to create a different narrative about men in the society. I have met a number of young men who share similar ideals, and we are working hard to become successful and use our influence to bring back virtues and morality. But it gets really hard sometimes that despite all the cards stacked against us, some of our fathers continue to hurt us. Dear older and younger men, What are your experiences and/or thoughts on this issue? submitted by /u/GullibleProperty317
Originally posted by u/GullibleProperty317 on r/AskMen
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