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RE: What is Patriarchy: a society led by men or a society led by fear and a feeling of scarcity which happens to be an environment in which the masculine takes charge?
A great read ~ I don't know why or how but, rather shockingly, this subject has never hit my radar to any great degree!
Sure I see men in power messing up ~ and then I think of Maggot Thatcher!
I have wondered about how different the world might be if women held more positions of authority without having to assume too much of the masculine to achieve position.
And then I think of all the woman who deny the father of their child access and poison their offspring against them.
There is good and bad in all but, for sure, our world would benefit from a more nurturing touch.
xox
I'm so glad you enjoyed the read. Just like a fish not really having the properties of water on his radar, we often can't see what is all around.
I love that you call her Maggot Thatcher. So similar to Killary Clinton. It's just a female version of the patriarchy. One interesting note is that there were indigenous North American cultures that were actually patriarchal in that they were ruled by men, but it was women who chose the men that ruled because they thought that men were good leaders, but poor judges of what a good leader actually looked like, whereas women inherently understood that kind, compassionate, and yet strong men were the ones who made the best leaders. Of course we could also skip all that and go straight to anarchy, but all this history is important to understand in forging our way forward.
I certainly know something about women denying fathers access as my brother was torn from his oldest child because she was not biologically his. He was able to get custody of the two that were his biological children, but losing the one he had raised for 10 years since she was 18 mos old was a loss that the word devastating does not begin to describe. However, there are certainly a number of women who are begging the system for protection from men that abuse them and their children only to be heard when someone dies. Ultimately the fact that the custody system favors women is also a part of the patriarchy. Women are expected to be the caregivers, and the patriarchal system does not accept anyone going outside their defined roles. The system of patriarchy destroys women, children, and families while it deflects attention to terrorists, communists, or whatever the boogeyman of the day is. Indeed we could all benefit from a more balanced approach. Thanks so much for reading and posting such a thoughtful comment. I truly appreciate the conversation and sense of community here.