Letters
      To
      the
      Editor...
     
     
      Dear
      Editor,
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      I
      would
      like
      to
      begin
      by
      congratulating
      the
      X-Press
     
     
      for
      the
      greater
      balance
      it
      has
      achieved
      in
      its
      presenta-
     
     
      tion
      of
      controversies.
      I
      appreciate
      hearing
      the
      per-
     
     
      spective
      of
      The
      Backlash
      as
      a
      counterweight
      to
      the
     
     
      Politically
      Correct
      articles
      and
      letters
      that
      have
      been
     
     
      regularly
      appearing.
      The
      prevailing
      bias
      in
      university
     
     
      society
      1s
      politically
      correct,
      and
      one
      striking
      feature
     
     
      of
      political
      correctness
      is
      that
      it
      cannot
      permit
      dissent
     
     
      or
      contradiction.
      It
      forces
      all
      others
      to
      fall
      in
      line
     
     
      with
      it
      or
      face
      dismissal
      as
      regressiveness.
      Messrs.
     
     
      Hanus
      and
      Murphy
      are
      to
      be
      commended
      for
      their
     
     
      bravery
      in
      publishing
      a
      dissenting
      vote.
      Their
      calm,
     
     
      documented,
      factual
      style
      is
      far
      more
      effective
      than
      an
     
     
      emotional
      diatribe.
      Although
      I
      would
      encourage
      them
     
     
      to
      avoid
      abrasiveness
      wherever
      possible,
      and
      be
      as
     
     
      tactful
      as
      they
      can,
      I
      do
      feel
      their
      perspective
      is
     
     
      worthy
      of
      merit.
      One
      thing
      I
      would
      like
      to
      point
      out
     
     
      to
      all
      concerned
      is
      that
      women
      do
      not
      think
      as
      a
     
     
      monolithic
      unit.
      Although
      ‘‘feminism’’
      receives
      a
     
     
      great
      deal
      more
      press,
      and
      a
      lot
      more
      support
      from
     
     
      those
      who
      have
      influence,
      it
      does
      not
      speak
      for
      all
     
     
      women
      --
      orevenamajority.
      Though
      many
      are
     
     
      forced
      to
      pay
      lip
      service
      to
      feminism
      for
      lack
      of
      a
     
     
      well-known
      alternative,
      there
      is
      more
      to
      women’s
     
     
      ideas
      than
      the
      brand
      of
      feminism
      that
      has
      been
      pro-
     
     
      moting
      itselfas
      THE
      women’s
      movement
      in
      the
      pages
     
     
      of
      the
      X-Press
      and
      other
      publications.
      One
      group
     
     
      seeking
      to
      organize
      itself
      as
      a
      women’s
      movement
     
     
      wrote:
     
    

    
     
      In
      searching
      out
      new
      solutions,
      we
      frequently
     
     
      reached
      different
      conclusions
      from
      those
      of
      the
      radi-
     
     
      cal
      feminists.
      Their
      pro-abortion,
      anti-family
      ap-
     
     
      proach
      is
      not
      only
      unsatisfactory,
      but,
      in
      some
      cases
     
     
      actually
      detrimental
      to
      women
      and
      to
      families.
      Certain
     
     
      issues
      widely
      promoted
      as
      ‘‘women’s’’
      issues
      are
      in
     
     
      reality
      feminist
      issues
      only.
      They
      are
      not
      the
      main
     
     
      concerns
      of
      the
      majority
      of
      women
      across
      Canada.
     
     
      Women
      think
      and
      vote
      according
      to
      their
      social
      and
     
     
      economic
      backgrounds,
      not
      according
      to
      their
      sex.
     
     
      Gallup
      polls
      in
      Canada
      confirm
      that
      there
      Is
      no
      per-
     
     
      ceptible
      gender
      gap
      and
      never
      has
      been
      historically.
     
     
      The
      feminist
      agenda
      includes
      universal
      24
      hour
      day
     
     
      care,
      abortion
      on
      demand,
      easy
      divorce,
      unstricted
     
     
      prostitution,
      lesbian
      rights
      in
      the
      Charter
      of
      Rights,
     
     
      enforced
      (mandatory)
      affirmative
      action,
      opposition
      to
     
     
      property
      rights
      in
      the
      Charter
      of
      Rights,
      and
      support
     
     
      of
      Canada’s
      withdrawal
      from
      NATO
      and
      NORAD.
     
     
      Without
      exception,
      these
      views
      are
      identical
      to
      that
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      not
      have
      widespread
      support.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      objectives
      of
      this
      group
      are
      as
      follows:
     
    

    
     
      1.
      To
      reaffirm
      that
      the
      family*
      is
      society’s
      most
     
     
      important
      unit
      since
      the
      nurturing
      of
      its
      members
      is
     
     
      best
      accomplished
      in
      the
      family
      setting.
     
    

    
     
      2.
      To
      promote
      the
      equality,
      advancement
      and
      well-
     
     
      being
      of
      women
      and
      recognizing
      women
      as
      interde-
     
     
      pendent
      members
      of
      society,
      whether
      in
      the
      family,
     
     
      workplace,
      orcommunity,
     
    

    
     
      3.
      To
      promote,
      secure
      and
      defend
      legislation
      which
     
     
      upholds
      the
      Judaeo-Christian
      values
      on
      marriage
      and
      ~
     
     
      family
      life.**
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      4.
      To
      support
      government
      and
      policies
      to
      make
     
     
      homemaking
      possible
      for
      the
      woman
      who,
      out
      of
     
     
      financial
      necessity,
      would
      otherwise
      have
      to
      take
     
     
      employment
      outside
      the
      home.
     
    

    
     
      5.
      To
      support
      the
      right
      to
      life
      of
      all
      innocent
      indi-
     
     
      viduals
      from
      conception
      to
      natural
      death.
      |
     
     
      *The
      family
      is
      defined
      as
      two
      or
      more
      people,
      living
     
     
      together,
      related
      by
      blood,
      heterosexual
      marriage,
      or
      ©
     
     
      adoption.
      ;
     
     
      **Membership
      is
      open
      to
      all
      those
      who
      agree
      with
      our
     
     
      objectives.
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      This
      letter
      is
      not
      intended
      to
      simply
      ‘‘plug’’
      the
     
     
      group,
      which
      shall
      remain
      unnamed.
      The
      point
      is
      that.
     
     
      there
      are
      alternatives
      to
      the
      ‘‘radical
      feminist’’
      move-
     
     
      ment,
      and
      that
      there
      arealotofwomenwhoprefer
      —
     
     
      such
      an
      alternative
      to
      the
      shaky
      tenets
      of
      radical
     
     
      feminism
      In
      closing,
      I
      would
      like
      to
      assure
      the
     
     
      ‘‘feminists’’
      that
      I
      do
      respect
      them
      as
      people,
      despite’
     
     
      my
      disagreement
      with
      their
      ideas.
      Women
      are
      equal,
     
     
      and
      are
      deserving
      ofa
      lotbettertreatmentthan
      they
      —
     
     
      are
      presently
      receiving.
      However,
      I
      must
      remind
      them
     
     
      that
      their
      strategies
      are
      more
      bankrupt
      than
      what
      they
     
     
      intend
      to
      replace,
      and
      will
      undoubtedly
      create
      more
      —
     
     
      bitterness
      and
      resentment
      than
      they
      solve.
      Are
      the
     
     
      goals
      of
      feminism
      worth
      destroying
      society
      over?
      |
     
     
      think
      men
      and
      women
      need
      to
      start
      giving
      each
      other
     
     
      lot
      more
      credit.
      The
      system
      that
      works
      best
      will
      be
      ~
     
     
      the
      one
      where
      the
      rule
      is
      that
      everyone
      makes
      the
     
     
      good
      of
      others
      top
      priority.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bill
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      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      5,
      1992