The Patriarchy Hurts Us All

[iemitsu]

1. patriarchies exist only by denying power to others.

denying power and a sense of self-worth not only to women but to all men younger than the patriarch.
they are a social model which is the opposite of what a democracy is supposed to be. originally patriarchs had a sense of "noblesse oblige" that required that all members of the community be cared for by him. it was an outward sign that the patriarch was fulfilling the expectations that god had for anyone in that position. modern oligarchs don't share that sense of obligation to those with less.