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Men_NN2 have_VH0 not_XX become_VVN more_RGR greedy_JJ and_CC selfish_JJ --_JJ societal_JJ progress_NN1 and_CC open_JJ discussion_NN1 have_VH0 revealed_VVN men_NN2 to_TO be_VBI greedy_JJ and_CC selfish_JJ ._. 
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In_II previous_JJ eras_NN2 ,_, men_NN2 could_VM act_VVI as_CSA they_PPHS2 pleased_VVD (_( whether_CSW this_DD1 extended_VVD to_II greed_NN1 ,_, selfishness_NN1 ,_, infidelity_NN1 ,_, or_CC violence_NN1 )_) and_CC women_NN2 had_VHD little_DA1 power_NN1 to_TO speak_VVI out_RP about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
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To_TO attribute_VVI mens_NN2 selfishness_NN1 to_II changing_JJ values_NN2 is_VBZ to_TO seek_VVI a_AT1 convenient_JJ scapegoat_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 to_TO acknowledge_VVI two_MC fundamental_JJ problems_NN2 :_: traditional_JJ values_NN2 themselves_PPX2 (_( which_DDQ are_VBR complicit_NN1 in_II mens_NN2 misbehaviour_NN1 )_) ,_, and_CC the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO men_NN2 ._. 
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Arguments_NN2 that_CST promote_VV0 traditional_JJ values_NN2 are_VBR symptomatic_JJ of_IO a_AT1 human_JJ tendency_NN1 to_TO believe_VVI that_CST in_II past_JJ ages_NN2 ,_, people_NN lived_VVD in_II a_AT1 state_NN1 of_IO comparative_JJ harmony_NN1 and_CC moral_JJ goodness_NN1 --_NN1 that_CST life_NN1 was_VBDZ simpler_JJR and_CC more_RGR innocent_JJ ._. 
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In_II many_DA2 peoples_NN2 minds_NN2 ,_, societal_JJ progress_NN1 is_VBZ synonymous_JJ with_IW moral_JJ decay_NN1 ._. 
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The_AT implication_NN1 of_IO such_DA beliefs_NN2 is_VBZ that_CST men_NN2 ,_, women_NN2 and_CC society_NN1 were_VBDR better_JJR off_II fifty_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
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They_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX ._. 
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We_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO start_VVI by_II dispelling_VVG any_DD myths_NN2 about_II how_RGQ happy_JJ families_NN2 were_VBDR (_( and_CC how_RGQ noble_JJ men_NN2 were_VBDR )_) in_II previous_JJ eras_NN2 ._. 
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Male_JJ selfishness_NN1 ,_, arrogance_NN1 and_CC aggression_NN1 were_VBDR not_XX absent_JJ in_II past_JJ ages_NN2 --_NN1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR concealed_VVN by_II the_AT sanctity_NN1 (_( as_CSA Western_JJ conservatives_NN2 would_VM have_VHI it_PPH1 )_) of_IO the_AT family_NN1 ._. 
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Due_II21 to_II22 the_AT reluctance_NN1 or_CC inability_NN1 of_IO women_NN2 to_TO speak_VVI out_RP about_II what_DDQ happened_VVD in_II the_AT home_NN1 ,_, wider_JJR society_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX made_VVN aware_JJ of_IO mens_NN2 misdeeds_NN2 ._. 
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That_CST women_NN2 endured_VVD mens_NN2 indiscretions_NN2 in_II silence_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX mean_VVI that_CST men_NN2 were_VBDR better_JJR ._. 
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When_RRQ women_NN2 feel_VV0 that_CST their_APPGE duty_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO maintain_VVI the_AT appearance_NN1 of_IO domestic_JJ harmony_NN1 --_NN1 that_CST to_TO reveal_VVI their_APPGE husbands_NN2 misbehaviour_NN1 is_VBZ shameful_JJ --_NN1 they_PPHS2 will_VM cover_VVI up_RP whatever_DDQV evils_NN2 occur_VV0 ._. 
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The_AT fact_NN1 that_CST mens_VVZ selfish_JJ tendencies_NN2 are_VBR now_RT more_RGR readily_RR acknowledged_VVN does_VDZ not_XX indicate_VVI that_CST mens_VVZ behaviour_NN1 has_VHZ become_VVN worse_RRR ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 we_PPIS2 are_VBR making_VVG progress_NN1 ._. 
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Many_DA2 Chinese_JJ women_NN2 feel_VV0 pressure_NN1 to_TO serve_VVI the_AT interests_NN2 and_CC image_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE families_NN2 while_CS their_APPGE husbands_NN2 do_VD0 as_CSA they_PPHS2 please_RR ._. 
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However_RR ,_, the_AT more_RRR facilitating_VVG a_AT1 woman_NN1 becomes_VVZ ,_, the_AT less_RRR restrained_VVN her_APPGE husband_NN1 will_VM be_VBI ._. 
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Men_NN2 are_VBR greedy_JJ and_CC selfish_JJ to_II the_AT extent_NN1 that_CST others_NN2 are_VBR likely_JJ to_TO tolerate_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
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If_CS men_NN2 are_VBR given_VVN the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO be_VBI greedy_JJ and_CC selfish_JJ ,_, they_PPHS2 will_VM ._. 
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In_RP regards_VVZ to_II marriage_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 womans_NN2 future_JJ happiness_NN1 is_VBZ often_RR overlooked_VVN and_CC overruled_VVN by_II her_APPGE own_DA family_NN1 to_TO satisfy_VVI a_AT1 few_DA2 peoples_NN2 traditional_JJ prejudices_NN2 (_( usually_RR relating_VVG to_II how_RRQ they_PPHS2 wish_VV0 to_TO be_VBI seen_VVN by_II the_AT community_NN1 )_) ._. 
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Women_NN2 are_VBR coerced_VVN into_II marrying_VVG men_NN2 they_PPHS2 do_VD0 not_XX love_VVI ,_, or_CC who_PNQS they_PPHS2 have_VH0 not_XX had_VHN time_NNT1 to_TO assess_VVI --_JJ men_NN2 who_PNQS often_RR turn_VV0 out_RP to_TO be_VBI brutish_JJ and_CC misogynistic_JJ ,_, not_XX to_TO mention_VVI unfaithful_JJ ._. 
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Chinese_JJ women_NN2 live_VV0 under_II the_AT weight_NN1 of_IO traditional_JJ values_NN2 ,_, and_CC reinforcing_VVG the_AT importance_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 values_NN2 will_VM not_XX make_VVI the_AT burden_NN1 lighter_NN1 ._. 
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Many_DA2 antiquated_JJ beliefs_NN2 are_VBR deeply_RR ingrained_VVN in_II Chinese_JJ culture_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ these_DD2 beliefs_NN2 that_CST need_VV0 to_TO be_VBI addressed_VVN and_CC overcome_VV0 ._. 
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As_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 women_NN2 are_VBR considered_VVN subservient_JJ --_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ their_APPGE traditional_JJ status_NN1 --_NN1 men_NN2 will_VM disregard_VVI their_APPGE wishes_NN2 ,_, and_CC will_VM exploit_VVI the_AT privileges_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA position_NN1 ._. 
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We_PPIS2 can_VM coerce_VVI and_CC enforce_VVI respect_NN1 for_IF family_NN1 and_CC community_NN1 ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 will_VM not_XX improve_VVI the_AT behaviour_NN1 of_IO men_NN2 --_JJ adherence_NN1 to_II old_JJ values_NN2 will_VM only_RR facilitate_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
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What_DDQ proponents_NN2 of_IO traditional_JJ values_NN2 fail_VV0 to_TO acknowledge_VVI is_VBZ that_CST in_II all_DB developed_VVN or_CC developing_JJ countries_NN2 ,_, life_NN1 is_VBZ better_JJR in_II the_AT modern_JJ era_NN1 than_CSN it_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT previous_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
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Attempting_VVG to_TO teach_VVI men_NN2 respect_VV0 for_IF traditional_JJ values_NN2 (_( the_AT very_JJ name_NN1 suggests_VVZ redundancy_NN1 )_) is_VBZ futile_JJ ._. 
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Men_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX live_VVI in_II traditional_JJ society_NN1 --_NN1 they_PPHS2 live_VV0 in_II a_AT1 modern_JJ environment_NN1 ,_, with_IW modern_JJ conditions_NN2 and_CC opportunities_NN2 ._. 
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What_DDQ men_NN2 need_VV0 is_VBZ something_PN1 tangible_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 do_VD0 respect_VVI ._. 
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That_DD1 thing_NN1 is_VBZ successful_JJ ,_, confident_JJ and_CC autonomous_JJ women_NN2 C_ZZ1 women_NN2 who_PNQS are_VBR not_XX kept_VVN silent_JJ by_II traditional_JJ subservience_NN1 to_II family_NN1 ,_, and_CC who_PNQS do_VD0 not_XX feel_VVI ashamed_JJ to_TO speak_VVI out_RP against_II infidelity_NN1 ._. 
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Change_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX inherently_RR bad_JJ ,_, and_CC is_VBZ inevitable_JJ ._. 
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Society_NN1 must_VM learn_VVI and_CC develop_VVI ,_, and_CC not_XX cling_VVI to_II an_AT1 imagined_JJ past_NN1 where_RRQ men_NN2 were_VBDR more_RGR noble_JJ ,_, and_CC women_NN2 content_NN1 ._. 
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We_PPIS2 need_VV0 strong_JJ ,_, independent_JJ ,_, successful_JJ women_NN2 who_PNQS will_VM stand_VVI up_RP for_IF themselves_PPX2 --_JJ women_NN2 who_PNQS can_VM assert_VVI their_APPGE will_NN1 when_RRQ men_NN2 misbehave_VV0 ._. 
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Traditional_JJ values_NN2 accommodate_VV0 mens_NN2 selfishness_NN1 and_CC greed_NN1 ,_, and_CC are_VBR the_AT most_RGT powerful_JJ force_NN1 in_II preventing_VVG progress_NN1 towards_II equality_NN1 ._. 
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To_TO return_VVI to_II traditional_JJ values_NN2 is_VBZ to_TO reinstate_VVI a_AT1 system_NN1 in_II which_DDQ mens_VVZ selfishness_NN1 and_CC greed_NN1 are_VBR not_XX reduced_VVN ,_, but_CCB condoned_VVD ._. 
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