Assault -- I told him I have the ability to see where I went wrong (by slapping my ex wife), but I can still be extremely angry at the justice system, social workers, and women in general for letting this go on without question.
On a side note, I can't figure this program out. One minute they're quoting the Duluth model anti male feminist crap, then they turn around and give the men some usefull information that if implemented, could really give them the power to change thier lives.
Your first observation above really drives Duluth Model counselors crazy, because it's too logical. It suggests that persons of either (any?) gender can accept responsibility for improper behavior, without buying into the whole false-feminist-ideology (Evil Patriarchy one-size-fits-all explanation for DV) that is at the core of their "helping" practice.
One you assert that people can both accept responsibility and reject simpleminded explanations, you're well beyond their programmed ability to respond sensibly.
Not the least because, that opens the door to questioning what WOMEN'S
ACCOUNTABILITY might be, and whether women should be considered to be adults with choices and actual obligations accordingly. (The Victimhood Myth forbids this line of inquiry...)
Your second remark about the apparent schizophrenia of the counselors is 100% correct.
Because they are (typically) "wounded healers" with tons of unresolved issues about their own gender and intimate partner experiences, they are walking examples of deeply conflicted people who really should not be allowed to try to "help," let alone "educate" anyone, anytime.
They want to be admired, respected, and given credibility as "enlightened" professionals. Unfortunately, they realize (dimly) that they are predators in a bankrupt scam racketeering industry.
Your insight about using the DV "treatment" to provide men with some useful techniques and knowledge is also revealing.
You used the word "power" ... as in, helping men obtain it.
Not power "over" women; rather "power" to realize better self-control, better self-understanding, better relationships with women.
Now,
why do you suppose this goal -- to actually "empower" men, to have better relationships with women -- might be fundamentally against the actual
modus operandi of the DV Industry?
Have you ever come across a parasite that seeks to extinguish its host?
Have you ever met a "healer" who truly wants to heal the inflicted?
The counselors who are "helping you" depend for their very income on NOT helping you!
But, you already know that.
And,
they know you know.
Assault, watch your back... play the charade out with finesse ... and, most crucially, GET 100% OUT!
