1999 Version
This book is dedicated to Walter Bloomfield, who, like many other
men, died of a form of cancer that the Feminists were not interested
in.
I would like to thank Glenn Cheriton for suggesting the overall
format and the book titles with which I am in the process of presenting
my views on the Sex War. The present book is intended to be the
first of a series of three books on this general topic.
I would also like to acknowledge a debt to my paternal grandmother,
Miriam Mabin, for indirectly passing on to me the Mabin "stubbornness
gene", sine qua non.
And I would, finally, like to acknowledge a debt of gratitude
to Roger ("Flower") Fowler*, and Robert Crowell. They probably
won't be able to guess why, if they ever find out !
PROVERBS AND QUOTATIONS:
"It's the babies who cry who get the milk" (Chinese proverb
quoted in "China Today" Vol. XLV No.1 January 1996, page 15).
"If the men of this country cannot be bothered to get up and
fight for their rights, then, frankly, they barely deserve to
have any" (Thomas: "Not Guilty: In Defence of the Modern Man".
London:Weidenfeld and Nicholson, page 87).
"I don't give a sh** what you think"(Gloria Steinem in 1992,
when refusing a request from a television journalist to comment
on the views of Camille Paglia at a New York public meeting).
*In fact, since writing those words, I have spoken to Roger Fowler
about this -- and he couldn't guess.
2002 Version
PREFACE TO THE NZEP EDITION
This is the first hard-copy edition of this book, a revised edition
of the version which was published by Megahard Inc. in PDF (Acrobat
electronic) format in August 2000. It is the result of about fourteen
years' reading, thinking, and political action. When I first decided
to become a Men's Rights activist, I did not know there were,
or had ever been, any others in the world. Even when I discovered
some in other countries, I did not know any others in my home
country, New Zealand. It was initially a lonely struggle.
In more recent years, men and fathers around the globe have been
networking nationally and internationally, and I am grateful for
the support of members of MERA (New Zealand Men for Equal Rights
Association), Inc., formerly known as the MRA (New Zealand Men's
Rights Association), of members of the New Zealand Equality Party,
and of my colleagues in other countries. I would like to mention
Frank Zepezauer, Richard Doyle, Brian O'Higgins, Kingsley Morse,
Lindsay Jackel, John Knight, Kenneth Pangborn, and Dave Usher,
in particular.
Anyone interested in further information on the issues raised
in the present book should visit one of the following websites:
www.geocities.com/peterzohrab/
nzmera.orcon.net.nz/
gidday.howzitgoing.com/
I would like to thank Glenn Cheriton for suggesting the title
of this book, and Rod Van Mechelen for his editorial work as publisher
of the original PDF electronic version. I have also benefited
from comments and contributions by Kenneth Pangborn, Ron Dunkerley,
Hugh Nations, Dr. Eduard Bakalar, Max Aston, and Lee Math.
I owe a great debt to my paternal grandmother, Miriam Mabin,
for indirectly passing on to me the Mabin "stubbornness gene,"
sine qua non.
And, finally, I would like to express my gratitude to Roger ("Flower")
Fowler and Robert Crowell. In 2000, I met Roger on the street
(after 24 years !) and had to explain why, and Robert probably
won't be able to guess why either, if he ever finds out !
