Marc Lepine Books

As typical of any discussions of the massacre, feminists are absolved from any part of the blame, even though it was specifically directed at them, and the only noted act of male violence on women that got any sympathy from other men. (You don't see rapists or wife beaters getting sympathy)

It is treated as an act of male violence against women, when it was more of a political violence as it came at a time when feminists became known as feminazis, who were equally known for their acts of promoting fear, hate and discrimination against men, as their early 70's acts of getting equality for women

Why absolve feminists any part in the blame? Because the pro-feminist media, unions and educational instutions don't want to do anything to possibly cause their feminist comrades to lose their dictorial powers on gender related issues.

Perfect example, just before the massacre occured, when a non-feminist women's group asked for funding, the response from feminists were "we would rather give funding to men with pro-feminist sentiments, than to women who do not" - so much for more representation for women that feminists demand.

We constantly hear about how the (right-wing) old boys network is trying to keep power for themselves, this is an example on how the (left-wing) politically correct network trys to keep power as well.

This book also proves the attacking madman, Marc Lepine, was correct when he stated "feminists want to have their cake and eat it too", for while feminists feel they have the right to express their less than kind opinions about men in this book, they have condemned and demanded the banning of any written critique of them alone, and any book certainly expressing similar anti-female views similar would probably be labled as hate literature and be banned.

Proving a mad person correct is a scary thing

This book is a collection of essays, articles and poems written after the massacre of fourteen women at Polytechnique in Montreal. The essays are insightful, angering and sobering. Since it deals with the immediate aftermath of the massacre only, there isn't much of the cause and effect, the conditions at the university and so on that some may look for. The editors purposely chose not to publish anything about the killer himself as they did not want to glorify or in any way excuse his actions--they felt that there had been too much focus on the killer and not enough on the victims already. These essays do not condemn all men, but there is a repeated theme that this violence against women was not an isolated incident by a madman. Violence against women is ongoing and still very pervasive, and that is what the authors condemn. A very worthwhile and sobering read.

'The Montreal Massacre' consists of feminist essays and selective letters published in Montreal-area newspapers following the anti-feminist massacre of 14 women at the University of Montreal's affiliated school of engineering, the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, in 1989. Some of the essays and almost all of the letters are truly insightful, provocative, and do indeed get the reader seriously pondering the nature of misogyny (hatred of women) and violence against women in society. However, some of the essays betray the very purpose of the book, which is to denounce misogyny, as these essays convey the message that all men are evil, murdering thugs. Essayist and writer Nicole Brossard in particular comes across as a woman who loathes all men, regardless of their individual characters. If the book had culled the unnecessary male-bashing, it could have been taken as seriously as it should have been. Some of the essays are excellent, such as the one written by Micheline Bouchard (she comes across as a feisty engineer who is both practical and commonsensical, unlike some of the other essayists). But the book did leave me longing for more answers. Why do women shy away from engineering, when they enter other mathematical and scientific arenas, such as accounting and medicine, in droves? How is it possible to attract more women to the engineering profession without lowering standards or establishing quotas? How much of the mass murderer's decrepit deed can be ascribed to factors such as his own stupidity and failure to attempt to accomplish anything, as opposed to his gender. Sadly, these questions are either never posed or glossed over in insufficient detail.