"Since the beginning of recorded history," is the right phrase. I fell in love with "The Dawn of Everything," a wonderful archeological/anthropological study, which gave ample examples of early humanity being communal and democratic. I take heart that the trend toward authoritarianism and greed is only about 6000-8000 years old! It is not necessarily humankind's preferred paradigm.
"Since the beginning of recorded history," is the right phrase. I fell in love with "The Dawn of Everything," a wonderful archeological/anthropological study, which gave ample examples of early humanity being communal and democratic. I take heart that the trend toward authoritarianism and greed is only about 6000-8000 years old! It is not necessarily humankind's preferred paradigm.
I just ordered "The Dawn of Everything . . ." Another MUST read is HCR's "How the South Won the Civil War." It should be a text book in high schools and colleges. Simply put: it is brilliant. And it goes on and on and on. The oligarchs vs. the rest of us. It's at the heart of it all, only now the oligarchs have new tools to cement their hold on us: mass media.
Thanks! I hope you enjoy "Dawn." Anything by Heather is a marvel. Older societies were inclusive of women. Not to be a female chauvinist, but it occurs to me that a fatal flaw of the radical right is its emphasis on white male supremacy and its subjugation of women and BIPOC. What a symbol in Kamala Harris. Go, Kamala! Tim is the best of men, too. P.S. So is Joe!
As a 77 yr old woman who fought hard for all the rights we enjoy today, I often shake my head and wonder what is going on in the heads of right wing women. Why look stupid when theyтАЩre smart? Not all of course, but the vast majority of women IтАЩve met in my life are awesome smart in many ways.
Me too, but a similar thing happened with the ERA amendment. I remember the "joke" about Ladies vs. Women. Traditional housewives are imprinted to that role by customs, religious beliefs, and child-raising. They feel threatened by "liberation." Financial security is also a factor in their thinking.
Some of them were raised by women also brainwashed into believing that their sole 'worth' was determined by the approval of men in general and a particular man, as well. It's really hard to break free of that structure. Think of all that women still do in 'decorating' themselves according to standards set by vacuous others....
Back in the fifties - once you graduated from HS - next step was marriage too much of the time. I think the majority of "girls" I graduated with took that step - not too many marriages were all that successful, I guess.
We were fools to let that coup slip past. I was shocked when I heard on the radio that the "fairness doctrine" had been rescinded when I never even knew that was under consideration. I knew it spelled trouble, though I could not imagine how much.
Replaced by the "Dollar Directive", the fairness doctrine was the rational glue that held our society together. We desperately need a reinstatement of this Very Important Doctrine, before the MAGGOTS start shooting..
And I think what sometimes looks like a conspiracy (not that there are no obvious conspiracies to capture power, such as "stop the steal") are choices for which we pay far too little attention to for overall and extended consequences; incentives and inhibitors that we do or don't put forward or do or we don't tolerate, that shapes behaviors of individuals that in sum, act together.
"Since the beginning of recorded history," is the right phrase. I fell in love with "The Dawn of Everything," a wonderful archeological/anthropological study, which gave ample examples of early humanity being communal and democratic. I take heart that the trend toward authoritarianism and greed is only about 6000-8000 years old! It is not necessarily humankind's preferred paradigm.
I just ordered "The Dawn of Everything . . ." Another MUST read is HCR's "How the South Won the Civil War." It should be a text book in high schools and colleges. Simply put: it is brilliant. And it goes on and on and on. The oligarchs vs. the rest of us. It's at the heart of it all, only now the oligarchs have new tools to cement their hold on us: mass media.
Thanks! I hope you enjoy "Dawn." Anything by Heather is a marvel. Older societies were inclusive of women. Not to be a female chauvinist, but it occurs to me that a fatal flaw of the radical right is its emphasis on white male supremacy and its subjugation of women and BIPOC. What a symbol in Kamala Harris. Go, Kamala! Tim is the best of men, too. P.S. So is Joe!
As a 77 yr old woman who fought hard for all the rights we enjoy today, I often shake my head and wonder what is going on in the heads of right wing women. Why look stupid when theyтАЩre smart? Not all of course, but the vast majority of women IтАЩve met in my life are awesome smart in many ways.
Me too, but a similar thing happened with the ERA amendment. I remember the "joke" about Ladies vs. Women. Traditional housewives are imprinted to that role by customs, religious beliefs, and child-raising. They feel threatened by "liberation." Financial security is also a factor in their thinking.
Some of them were raised by women also brainwashed into believing that their sole 'worth' was determined by the approval of men in general and a particular man, as well. It's really hard to break free of that structure. Think of all that women still do in 'decorating' themselves according to standards set by vacuous others....
Ah yes good old Phyllis Schafley (sp?) I remember her well. Seems there are a few followers still around in the Repubs.
Of course there are followers-they appear to think they're nothing if not attached to a male.
Back in the fifties - once you graduated from HS - next step was marriage too much of the time. I think the majority of "girls" I graduated with took that step - not too many marriages were all that successful, I guess.
The Patriarchy couldnтАЩt function without the support of women.
We were fools to let that coup slip past. I was shocked when I heard on the radio that the "fairness doctrine" had been rescinded when I never even knew that was under consideration. I knew it spelled trouble, though I could not imagine how much.
Replaced by the "Dollar Directive", the fairness doctrine was the rational glue that held our society together. We desperately need a reinstatement of this Very Important Doctrine, before the MAGGOTS start shooting..
not sure what to say to that, Hope, modern governments across the board have conspired, if that's the right word for it, to enhance wealth inequality.
Indeed. Some days, I hold my breath.
And I think what sometimes looks like a conspiracy (not that there are no obvious conspiracies to capture power, such as "stop the steal") are choices for which we pay far too little attention to for overall and extended consequences; incentives and inhibitors that we do or don't put forward or do or we don't tolerate, that shapes behaviors of individuals that in sum, act together.
Yes, fabulous book.