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A Long Way to Go for a Date
In the Philippines, Henry Makow, 48, discovered a tropical paradise where women are still traditional and the husband is the head of the household. A LONG WAY TO GO FOR A DATE is Makow's candid and ironic account of his courtship and marriage to a young Filipina. The book recounts his quest for love and masculine identity at a time when both are under siege in America. A book for men and women who want to understand them.
128 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2000
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About the author
Henry Makow
17 books72 followers Henry Makow (born November 12, 1949) is a Canadian conspiracy theorist, author, columnist, and inventor of the boardgame Scruples.
Makow was born in Zürich, Switzerland. As an infant, he moved with his family to Canada, settling in Ottawa. At the age of 11 he began to write the syndicated advice-to-parents column "Ask Henry," which ran in 50 newspapers in the early 1960s[citation needed] and was published in book form in 1962.[1] He appeared as a guest on What's My Line? and stumped the panel.
He received his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Toronto in 1982, and lives in Winnipeg. In 1984, he invented Scruples, a game of moral dilemmas which was translated into five languages and sold seven million copies worldwide.[citation needed]
Makow postulates a hidden hand shaping modern history according to a long-term occult (Satanic) agenda. He argues that democracy today is a charade and serves as an instrument of social control; the mass media generally stifles information and channels thought; and popular entertainment degrades us and diverts the audience from what is really happening.
The occult force, which operates through Freemasonry, is empowered by the London-based central banking cartel which must bring about world tyranny to defend its monopoly on credit.[citation needed] His collection, Illuminati: The Cult that Hijacked the World (2009), documents this view of history. In 2010, he published "Illuminati 2 - Deceit & Seduction" which provides further evidence that mankind is being subverted and enslaved.
He is the author of A Long Way to go for a Date (Winnipeg: Silas Green, 2000), the story of his courtship and marriage to a young Filipina. (He divorced and remarried in 2001.) His opinion that feminism is an attempt to destabilize society is found in his first collection,'Cruel Hoax: Feminism and the New World Order'(2007).
He believes the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are authentic and are the blueprint of the New World Order. However, he believes they represent a small cabal of Masonic Jews, central bankers who direct organized Jewry, but not Jews in general. He argues that programs espousing "tolerance," "multiculturalism" and "diversity" are social engineering by this powerful cabal.
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Makow was born in Zürich, Switzerland. As an infant, he moved with his family to Canada, settling in Ottawa. At the age of 11 he began to write the syndicated advice-to-parents column "Ask Henry," which ran in 50 newspapers in the early 1960s[citation needed] and was published in book form in 1962.[1] He appeared as a guest on What's My Line? and stumped the panel.
He received his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Toronto in 1982, and lives in Winnipeg. In 1984, he invented Scruples, a game of moral dilemmas which was translated into five languages and sold seven million copies worldwide.[citation needed]
Makow postulates a hidden hand shaping modern history according to a long-term occult (Satanic) agenda. He argues that democracy today is a charade and serves as an instrument of social control; the mass media generally stifles information and channels thought; and popular entertainment degrades us and diverts the audience from what is really happening.
The occult force, which operates through Freemasonry, is empowered by the London-based central banking cartel which must bring about world tyranny to defend its monopoly on credit.[citation needed] His collection, Illuminati: The Cult that Hijacked the World (2009), documents this view of history. In 2010, he published "Illuminati 2 - Deceit & Seduction" which provides further evidence that mankind is being subverted and enslaved.
He is the author of A Long Way to go for a Date (Winnipeg: Silas Green, 2000), the story of his courtship and marriage to a young Filipina. (He divorced and remarried in 2001.) His opinion that feminism is an attempt to destabilize society is found in his first collection,'Cruel Hoax: Feminism and the New World Order'(2007).
He believes the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are authentic and are the blueprint of the New World Order. However, he believes they represent a small cabal of Masonic Jews, central bankers who direct organized Jewry, but not Jews in general. He argues that programs espousing "tolerance," "multiculturalism" and "diversity" are social engineering by this powerful cabal.
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December 14, 2016
Well that wasn't fun
I'm giving this book 1 star because, while it will put you off the human race for an extended period, Henry has occasional moments of lucidity. Occasional.
If you want to read about a neurotic man's decent into absolute folly, this book is for you.
I also recommend reading the book to anyone who finds themselves sympathetic to Makow's views on his website. It is the perfect antidote because it is painfully obvious now the problem Makow has with the world is actually Makow.
With stunning lack of insight he sees himself as gallant even as a what amounts to a predator ! He demands women be feminine but he isn't manly. He's pushy and whiny. He's inadequate and needy. It's all everyone else's fault. He despises women as competitive and unloving and blames them for dysfunctional relationships but his ex wife is one of the most sympathetic when he broches the subject of marrying a teen from the Philippines! I doubt many would have had the poise she had!
He generalizes and insults all American women. Few women would be "threatened", as Makow puts it, by a man, especially him, going down that road. The emotion is probably closer to pity, maybe even a twinge of disgust. I imagine men aren't quite as impressed as he makes out, either. The irony is, the girl he married wasn't in the least submissive or loving, industrious, feminine, giving, honest, simple, kind, motherly or any of the traits he demanded. In fact, she was both strange and vile in the extreme.
I understand people are lonely, I do. But this was a foray into the socially unacceptable. There is nothing wrong with an intercultural marriage, or indeed traditional roles, but the combination of poverty, thirty year age gap and three week courtship is a bridge to far.
I like fly-on-the-wall reading and this was certainly that. It was embarrassing, even. I also have a better understanding of what makes Makow tick. I wondered how anyone could seriously write the paranoid screeds he does. Unfortunately I do now: the kind of man who sees nothing wrong with seeking sexual satisfaction from a girl in her teens from a developing nation who asks him to buy her candy.
But the worst is at the end. Despite the car crash that ensues, Makow still insists the marriage had promise!
I'm giving this book 1 star because, while it will put you off the human race for an extended period, Henry has occasional moments of lucidity. Occasional.
If you want to read about a neurotic man's decent into absolute folly, this book is for you.
I also recommend reading the book to anyone who finds themselves sympathetic to Makow's views on his website. It is the perfect antidote because it is painfully obvious now the problem Makow has with the world is actually Makow.
With stunning lack of insight he sees himself as gallant even as a what amounts to a predator ! He demands women be feminine but he isn't manly. He's pushy and whiny. He's inadequate and needy. It's all everyone else's fault. He despises women as competitive and unloving and blames them for dysfunctional relationships but his ex wife is one of the most sympathetic when he broches the subject of marrying a teen from the Philippines! I doubt many would have had the poise she had!
He generalizes and insults all American women. Few women would be "threatened", as Makow puts it, by a man, especially him, going down that road. The emotion is probably closer to pity, maybe even a twinge of disgust. I imagine men aren't quite as impressed as he makes out, either. The irony is, the girl he married wasn't in the least submissive or loving, industrious, feminine, giving, honest, simple, kind, motherly or any of the traits he demanded. In fact, she was both strange and vile in the extreme.
I understand people are lonely, I do. But this was a foray into the socially unacceptable. There is nothing wrong with an intercultural marriage, or indeed traditional roles, but the combination of poverty, thirty year age gap and three week courtship is a bridge to far.
I like fly-on-the-wall reading and this was certainly that. It was embarrassing, even. I also have a better understanding of what makes Makow tick. I wondered how anyone could seriously write the paranoid screeds he does. Unfortunately I do now: the kind of man who sees nothing wrong with seeking sexual satisfaction from a girl in her teens from a developing nation who asks him to buy her candy.
But the worst is at the end. Despite the car crash that ensues, Makow still insists the marriage had promise!
August 20, 2012
Henry Makow is rather sick in the head to have written a book glorifying his marriage to a girl half his age, then laud a culture in which this is seen as "okay."
In reality it seems like he couldn't get a date in the west due to his chauvinism, felt less masculine as a result, and elected instead to find some foreign land where women will date anyone with white skin and money at the drop of a hat.
In reality it seems like he couldn't get a date in the west due to his chauvinism, felt less masculine as a result, and elected instead to find some foreign land where women will date anyone with white skin and money at the drop of a hat.
October 12, 2017
AN IMPORTANT BOOK- CHANGED MY LIFE- READ IT!
I read this book years ago, then cold called Henry, and he was kind enough to talk with me. What I got from this book and the conversation was that you shouldn't date/ marry someone just because you are super-hot for them. Instead, find a teacher or a nurse, someone with an education, someone with skills, someone who can get a job back in your home country, if you plan to go back there. I did follow that advice, found a lovely wonderful Thai girl who was an accountant for the Thai government. We've been happily married for 11 years so far. I even wrote a book about my experiences of courting and marrying that Thai girl and then retiring to Thailand in which I prominently mention Henry and his book. (How I Moved to Thailand, Retired Early, Found Love, Built a Mansion, and Live Like a King on a Dime)
IMO, you should read this book. It has an important lesson for all us guys, and you should and take it to heart. One thing more, if you're out there, Henry, THANK YOU. You and your book helped me change my life much for the better! I'll never stop thanking you!
I read this book years ago, then cold called Henry, and he was kind enough to talk with me. What I got from this book and the conversation was that you shouldn't date/ marry someone just because you are super-hot for them. Instead, find a teacher or a nurse, someone with an education, someone with skills, someone who can get a job back in your home country, if you plan to go back there. I did follow that advice, found a lovely wonderful Thai girl who was an accountant for the Thai government. We've been happily married for 11 years so far. I even wrote a book about my experiences of courting and marrying that Thai girl and then retiring to Thailand in which I prominently mention Henry and his book. (How I Moved to Thailand, Retired Early, Found Love, Built a Mansion, and Live Like a King on a Dime)
IMO, you should read this book. It has an important lesson for all us guys, and you should and take it to heart. One thing more, if you're out there, Henry, THANK YOU. You and your book helped me change my life much for the better! I'll never stop thanking you!
April 18, 2022
It’s April 15, 2022 and I’m sure nobody will ever read this review, but I just want to say I love this book. The author lets his hormones get the best of him and marries a much too younger girl. But it’s winter in Canada and nothing for her to do. She turns up the music. He’s a writer, it annoys him. He turns it down. She turns it up. Next thing, he puts her out the door. Not abusively, he just wants some quiet. Next thing, the police are at his door…. Loved the book!
July 20, 2012
Makow's idea of paradise is women enslaved and every male a straight individual who just loves greek wrestling and UFC and other sports where sweaty men bathe together, pat each others behinds, and fondle each other in the locker room.
August 18, 2012
Not a very good book, picked it up for a buck at a garage sale.
July 7, 2018
Educational
November 21, 2018
An honest, straight forward, account of a very personal, clash of cultures, personalities, philosophies and expectations.
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