On the contrary, the concept of "manliness" and "being strong" (which does not necessarily mean "better", btw) needs to be promoted more - but also understood c

On the contrary, the concept of "manliness" and "being strong" (which does not necessarily mean "better", btw) needs to be promoted more - but also understood correctly, as the ability to conquer your own weaknesses, like the one GP is talking about. It is sad to see how our civilization collectively decided to throw out several thousands years of tradition and dozen of thousands pages of collective wisdom. The topic GP mentioned has been known for centuries, way before modern psychology. In fact, it is one of the important points of Catholicism (AFAIU) - every single man is a sinner capable of horrible deeds, but that diminishes neither the dignity of every human being nor their ability (with God's grace) of overcoming that.