“If you can’t say what you think, soon you won’t be able to think what you think. The corruption of speech leads to the corruption of being.”  — Jordan B. Peterson  

In the upside-down world of progressive morality, nothing is sacred—least of all the truth. We  now live in a society where even speaking passionately can be considered an act of aggression,  particularly if you’re a man. One wrong tone, one desperate plea to be heard in a tension-filled marriage, and you’re suddenly branded “verbally abusive.” No context, no history, no nuance. Just judgment.  

This is not justice. This is a joke.  

In an age of hashtags and hypersensitivity, the accusation of “verbal abuse” has become the new Scarlet Letter. It requires no evidence, no pattern of harm—just a feeling. And feelings, in our  culture, now carry more moral weight than facts. This should alarm anyone who values fairness,  due process, or the messy reality of human relationships.  

For men, especially those in long-term marriages or emotionally complex relationships, this  cultural drift is not just frustrating—it’s dangerous. It turns ordinary conflict into crime. It transforms emotional expression into grounds for exile. It makes masculinity itself suspect. And  when someone—a counselor, a critic, or anyone invokes that phrase,........

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