Amazon did not state which of their rules Roosh violated; but Roosh himself offered no less than three possible suggestions:
1. His writings violated rules against pornography and graphic sexual content;
2. They violated rules against offensive and inflammatory rhetoric inciting others to violence;
3. They violated privacy rights and trademark infringement.
And seriously, Roosh thinks he's some kind of a victim because he did all of these things---obviously knowingly since he admitted to them. He's hardly some target of persecution. Amazon previously did not act on a 2015 petition to ban him altogether; and even in this case, three of his books are still for sale.
Lest anybody assume that Roosh's views are somehow compatible with Conservatism, consider that only a few months ago, he was proscribed from entering Britain as an undesirable alien. Among other reasons the British Government gave for taking this action is that Roosh's writings express a pattern of views which "foment or justify terrorist violence in furtherance of political aims; seek to provoke others to terrorist violence; foment other serious criminal activities or seek to provoke others to serious criminal acts; and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the UK." Valizadeh has also been prohibited from entering Australia.
Like many of these Game/PUA proponents in the Manosphere; Roosh disguises a brutal misogyny as 'traditional' gender relations and promoting Men's Rights. Most of what he's written on the subject aren't suitable to be quoted here. It's interesting that he often punctuates accounts of his foreign sexual escapades by noting: "In America, having sex with her would have been rape, since she couldn't legally give consent." (Roosh is a huge advocate of jumping drunk/drugged women). Other examples from his books are fairly graphic in describing his use of force to get sex. He wrote of one encounter in Poland that it "was worth the risk of being put in a Polish jail."
Apparently though, risking getting banned on Amazon is different. This is just another case of an Alt-RINO---the fake Right---getting what he deserved.
I completely reject all alpha theories, but if I were to believe in such things, I'd have to say that whining about what a persecuted victim you are, is about as far from such ideals and you can go.
ReplyDeleteReal men take responsibility for themselves and even for others, and while that may be terribly unfair, it is also where genuine strength lives. When we blame other people we are handing our power over to them, disempowering our own selves. That idea that "the buck stops here" is a good one because it places all the authority in your hands.