Men's Group

The feminism you speak of is about subjugating men, not helping them. That won't help society in any way, shape, or form. And the problem is not just patriarchy, its about society.

Patriarchy is a societal system, that involves men and women to keep it working. Allan Johnson, in Patriarchy, The System writes "It (patriarchy) is a system, which means it can't be reduced to the people who participate in it." http://www.umass.edu/wost/syllabi/spring06/johnson.pdf It is society, as a whole, all of us, that needs to change.

You make it sound like patriarchy defines men, and makes us less than we can be. I don't agree with that. And, unfortunately, the way it is stated, it attempts to define the masculine in the process. No. What that defines are what I would call trolls, or ogres. Masculinity, and men are SO much more than what is described.

A much better description is brought forth by Marion Woodman in an interview with EnlightenNext magazine. In it she states " I don't think "patriarchy" and "masculinity" are synonymous. I think that the patriarchy has become identified with power, and that as such it kills the masculine just as much as it kills the feminine. " http://www.enlightennext.org/magazine/j16/woodman.asp?page=2 (A brief biography and comments about her are on page 1 of the article: http://www.enlightennext.org/magazine/j16/woodman.asp)

As such, No, "Men are capable of better" is not right. A better, less antagonistic, more encompassing title would have been "Society is capable of better". And replacing the words "Patriarchy" and "Feminism" with "Society" would help a lot!