The Promise Keepers were big news a few years ago, a group of Christian men who claimed that they intended to keep their promise to God and their families by retaking the traditional fatherhood role. This in itself is not horribly evil. Men in our society are expected to be the breadwinners and spend long hours at work, earning overtime or advancing their career. Because of this, many dads are mere ghosts to their children. Unfortunately, the Promise Keepers did not blame this aspect of Capitalism for their abdication of their familial role.
Men reasserting control over their lives is a good thing.
Patriarchy is not. However, I think the Promise Keepers may have been on to something. I don't agree with the conclusion they draw, or the sexist and racist rhetoric of some of their leaders, or the whole Christianity thing. I do, however, agree with their analysis. Then the men came home and got jobs, working really hard to build the land of the free.