The Pussificatin of the American Male - What's Going On Here?

According to the Urban Dictionary, and the late comedian George Carlin who most likely coined the term, "pussification" is the state in which a society becomes less and less tough. Nothing to do with a woman's body part, we swear, the concept has come to reflect a nation that rewards lackadaisical and soft standards, and then punishes those who push the envelope, raise the bar and challenge others to do better.

As one commentator said on a recent Zach Even blog, " As a nation we have allowed the mediocre and the lackadaisical to set the pace. Until the pendulum swings in the other direction, weakness will only drive the will to exert one’s self further down in darkness, while the strong willed, disciplined individuals become a faint memory and a small minority, still holding on to what made civilization great in the first place."

What's your take on this? Rick and Jim take a stab at covering the concept here.