advantages and disadvantages of matriarchy

Steve Andrews from Lisbon, Portugal on July 06, 2012: I admit I haven't researched this in detail but all the inventors I have heard of of such weaponry have been men, and I am pretty certain it is men who give the orders to use these things against other nations or in dangerous tests on land and sea, destroying life and polluting the environment sometimes for millions of years, as in the case of depleted uranium. Nothing wrong with that. I have one more question: Supposing what you say is true, then could you please describe to us in detail how your matriarchy should look? Need I continue or do you get the point? I could go on. Weapons using depleted uranium? Moreover, most men who seek to invent or innovate are not "given" the tools, money, education and encouragement to do this. This is because most of the wealth and important jobs are in the hands of men. Patrairchal rulers treat people as if they are numbers, or pawns in a chess game. When you see the mess the world is in, with men ruling our world. In simple words, this system is for the mothers of a family. The point I am making about this, is that the masculine, competitive instinct drives men towards, conflict, violence and warfare. "I would certainly agree that men are generally better at science, engineering and mechanic than women, ". I don't see how we can get pass this. How strong and cohesive is that community? And if they know that a child will destroy their career prospects, then we can understand why women do have abortions. They are just as ruthless and corrupt. We are equal mentally and physically, there couldn't be just women or just men in this world, it requires both to create an equal society. I just do not understand how women can dismiss it so lightly. Patriarchal societies are traditionally male-dominated, while matriarchal societies are female-dominated. Put women in power in a matriarchal government and they will want to nurture the people they rule. All members of the family are given an equal voice and say in family matters and no specific individual is the head of the household. The very large gap between rich and poor is also madness. Your infantile dogmatic generalization is a slap in the face to those whom we have so much to thank for, who have often risked or even given their lives to advance democracy and equality. Men have the intellegence to be able to fly men to the moon, but is incapable of solving basic problems like warfare and poverty. Where is your peer reviewed research that tells you this? If not, here's another suggestion. The difference between the nuclear family and the extended family is that a nuclear family refers to a single basic family unit of parents and their children, whereas the extended family refers to their relatives, as well - such as grandparents, in-laws, aunts and uncles, etc. Hi CSR , I care a lot about humans as individuals. Besides, women are quite capable of those things too. ". And remember, these TROs are unfounded or false--meaning the man did NOT brutalize the woman into behaving in this way. We are not going to get any change until women orginize themselves and take an active role in ruling our world. So those 99% are, if anything, an indication that men are in a lot of trouble. But then you cannot know with any degree of certainty that those changes would have any benefit whatsoever. These are questions that need to be asked. like you say you only need to look at male animals how aggressive they can be and after all humans are animals, its perfectly natural! Anyone who has an understanding of statistics will know that correlation does not imply causation. This structure makes it easier to share resources in different divisions. That one man can cause such attrocities dumb founds me and yet I have been the victim of a narcissist so, hell, what do I know? you need to go and learn about wild animals then you will see the differences between males and females. Related: The desi dad syndrome that every middle-class kid can relate to. Any rational woman would seek to avoid that sort of outcome yet regardless, women have always taken the brunt of brutality from men and the culturally patriarchal encouragement of their own disposability, indeed women supported it, but they damn well didn't create it, hierarchal culture as well as firmly constructed gender roles have been defended by patriarchal men for centuries, any woman who dared to question suffered extreme consequences. And crazily, the worse a woman's offense, the more eager we are to absolve her. Patriarchy does one thing exceptionally well. Ok, I'm starting to get irritated by your repeated misquoting of my words. It is because their basic instincts pushes them in that direction. Yes, I agree invention can be difficult for men, but it is even far harder for women. What I have a problem with is sexism and hate speech - which is what your article is full of. You insist this is true, whereas it is obvious to me that men and women are very different. There's nothing basic about the problems in warfare and poverty. Women leaders demonstrate an inclusive, team-building leadership style of problem solving and decision making. You then have to ask yourself why are we allowing idiots like this rule and dominate our world? You are basing your entire argument on the absurd idea that women are neither competitive nor violent, and that maternal instinct prevents them from being competitive or violent. As for using violence as a calculated strategic method, psychopathic leader like Hitler or Stalin or just your local gang leader do use violence to achieve results. Women burst into that male-dominated scientific field without need for tools, money or encouragement. Sure you could make a list of differences too but that could never be even remotely as long. A matriarchal government will be far more likely to want to care for the children and people in the countries they rule. A project powered and managed by Maven Logix Pvt Ltd. Sexism comes into play with phrases like "women are not as good as man at " or "men are all violent" and similar phrases you wrote. For instance in the French revolution that promised equality for all people, only succeeded in creating a reign of terror as men like Robespierre and later Napoleon Bonaparte fought for power. 145 other terms for advantages and disadvantages- words and phrases with similar meaning One disadvantage is the high cost of childcare. You can't even know that they won't make things a lot worse. There are many definitions available for elaborating the concept of patriarchy. Thus, those resources should be sustainable and can be recycled. it somewhat is the hierarchy for the God-like one. I certainly agree if any matriarchal country was to become completely pacifist it would be in grave danger of invasion from a patriarchal country. The biggest and strongest stag gets to mate with most of the females and those who are not strong enough, never get the chance to mate. So you added that, well things have gotten so messed up it's time we tried something else. Women are the Carers and nurturers of our world. Body paragraph 2 should state the disadvantages of the topic. Another strawman. Body paragraph 1 should state the advantages of the topic. There is a reason why women are attracted to powerful, dominant, 'alpha' men. That was the identity of Spartan Masculinity, Spartan women supported their men by giving them strength and pride through saying that. "I personally do not deem all men are violent. It is good for making a plan and executing it. There is a greater sense of financial security and parents can save up for their children's future to a larger extent. Once more, I did not say men and women are the same. Men hate and fear other men from other countries, religions, social classes and ethic groups. According to Campaigner Uzma Noorami "In most cases the husbands are attacking the women because of the power structure that exists within our society; a very patriarchal system where women are treated as commodities." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNnIGh9g6fA. They shouldn't be nice to you given how you openly declare your distaste for them. 7 Posts. Hey you, go take that group's stuff and give it to me so my kids will have a successful upbringing!". For a long time, men have dominated the better portion of society. Why don't you go to the patent office and check what percentage of patents have been registered to women since 1982 (the year women achieved parity in post-secondary education)? In the whole history of warfare only a small handful of women have joined in this insanity. Most male animals tend to fight each other for power and access to females, and evolutionists tell us this is a good thing, as the strongest male gets to pass on his genes to the next generation. matrilineal society, also called matriliny, group adhering to a kinship system in which ancestral descent is traced through maternal instead of paternal lines (the latter being termed patrilineage or patriliny). Creating a far more equal and caring society. There is also violence by proxy. Teamwork encourages more individualized accountability. I know men are good at blaming it on the Devil or other men and some even have the cheek to blame women. Just take a step out of your belief system and look at the world objectively. Because THAT is how women perpetrate violence in the public sphere. And they always say, 'it is the woman's fault'. Why would I? Apprehension would be a serious handicap in a leadership, and sensitivity connotes a thin skin, which would at best, hinder those who are sensitive from overcoming obstacles on the path to leadership. Yes, we need more people to know about these ideas. Advertisement. When do you people ever tire of bashing men as little more than violent primitive animals best kept in a zoo? It depends a lot of the individual man you are talking about, though on the whole I have personally found women to be a lot nicer people than men. I am personally surprise at how strong the urge in women is to have children, with all the problems involve in this. Also the success of a Matriarchy would depend on the strength and leadership of its people not on the rest of the world being peaceful, it will never place dependance on the world for its existence because the people of the Matriarchy damn well know that the world would rather see it be destroyed than to see it flourish; it will be up to the people to fight with all their hearts, souls, and minds against a majority that would devour it! How badly does it have to get, before women like you wake up to the fact that men are doing a really terrible job in ruling our world. In a later stage, Morgan argued that a subsistence shift towards 'food artificially acquired' (, p. 501) would necessitate the formation of consanguineous groups from which arose families, and, over time, matriliny and matrilocal residence, leading to the formation of descent groups under a gynecocracy or matriarchy ([1,8]; electronic supplementary material, Note 1). More blatant sexism. It annoys me to when people suggest that feminine men/masculine women are simply "not being true to themselves", which is bullsh*t. I don't think that gender is biological, and if a man were to ask Ellen Degeneres to "not be ashamed of expressing her feminine side", I am almost certain he would have his face rearranged, or at least be given a stern lecture on diversity and transphobia. As for saying I don't like men. Until then, have a nice life. This would be every political party we know in the world. Children also participted in these workings as well. Feminism is both an intellectual commitment and a political movement . The real scary part is that I think you genuinely believe that you want to make things better. Most Popular Podcasts From Pakistan That are Must-Listen. Search my user name when you have a revelation that women are actual persons capable of personal agency and sovereignty, and who are fully capable of being held responsible for their own actions. I wish to point out that Hitler and the Nazi party were all men. William Bond (author) from England on June 27, 2012: So is your position that it is sexism to say, "men do a really terrible job in ruling our world". At the present moment with the mishandling of the world's financial system, with rising population, global warming and more and more wars people are getting fed up with our present system. Instead women need to embrace their maternal instincts and point out that because of their nurturing instinct they would make far better rulers of our world, than ruthless and violent men. Then we all might have the humility to stand aside and allow women to rule instead. Whatever failings you believe are yours as a man, please stop demanding that women make up for them. For instance many men have attempted to create equal societies with socialism and communism but totally failed because their competitive instincts got in the way of this. Just education but more of it and most importantly, available to more people. Yes, this did work to a degree back in the 1960s and 70s but while you still have a majority of men in positions of power all the gains made by feminist can be undone at any time. Now, it is over 70% female. The man will off course. Hi girlwriteswhat, You are obviously ignoring the evidence that men have been ruling the world for the last five thousand years, through force and violence. He was the one with the last name and the sword, so it was all him. Emotional stability, rule-consciousness and vigilance are all good leadership traits, and express in men to a much greater degree than in women. Matriarchy is a social system in which women hold the primary power positions in roles of authority. Some of it is indeed attributable to men's agency. So are you saying that materiality is perfection? What Women Need to Know Before Signing Nikah (Nama) Papers? There are other men committing mass rapes on women in the Congo. "But if we had women rule the world, they would want to train men from the time they are children, to be loving and caring human beings.". I think what is most pathetic about your statement is that your reducing men to nothing more than their biology. They distinguish themselves from the group through their behavior and accomplishments. Mothers are not known to do this. But if we had women rule the world, they would want to train men from the time they are children, to be loving and caring human beings. In the end if we want a peaceful world then we need far, far more women in positions of power, thoughout the world. This change would be challenging the established doctrines of masculine dominance over women. All the matriarchal societies of the Neolithic age was destroyed by violent conquest. But if you insist that men and women are the same and any suggestion that they are not is sexism, then I dont see how this conversation can continue. I completely agree with this article, thank you for your insight. It seems that even more enlighten male leaders like President Obama will still go to war, like we see in Libya. Women will never be as competitive and aggressive as men. Steve Andrews from Lisbon, Portugal on July 05, 2012: Lucy, who is it that invents and builds and uses weapons of mass destruction? I am sure a matriarchal government will be far more committed to reducing both poverty and crime than any patriarchal government. Men of violence always, blame the victim, or try to blame someone else. We live in a violent and brutal world because it is ruled by violent and brutal men. Disadvantages Of An MRI Scan. Perpetrating your own violence entails accepting enormous risks. Come on. both men and women can be be corrupt when given power, therefore it makes no difference who's in charge. She was murdered by a Christian mob after being accused of witchcraft and godlessness and of causing religious turmoil. Pakistan is a patriarchal society as male is the head of the family. Anyone who aspires for such a position has to be extremely competitive in order to succeed and this is every bit as true for women as it is for men. There has been found evidence that contridict all of these firmly held beliefs, that women of those times not only brought forth children but also hunted both small and big game, and were also gatherers and inventors, that sculpted figurines and did cave paintings. "Hi girlwriteswhat, The actual reasons why women abort is because in patriarchal societies they do not have control over their own bodies.". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_ For example: There have been many wars in history. "Things can only change when we have matriarchal political parties where women are free to be themselves and not have men tell them how to behave.". One may continue over and over again to argue that given our male supremacist society that most all know and love so well, that it would be exactly like that, but I naturally beg to differ, because until we are living in such a society there is no certainty that is nor would be convincing enough to support that perspective, because until such a society comes into existance where we can actually measure and examine in comparison both female supremacist matriarchy and our current patriarchy there can be no certainty of it. Or will you 'forget' it and misquote me in a few days time anyway? And how are boys who grow up in this anti-male atmosphere supposed to develop? Now, if women are responsible for this as well, then I call upon all those people who claim that men and women are the same and both are just as bad, to give us some examples of female inventors of deadly weaponry and weapons of mass destruction. But there you're forgetting that this has been argued many times before and has lead to disaster pretty much every time - much greater disaster than the current system has brought upon us. "No govement dominated by women will want to see children in the country they rule live in poverty and ignorance. So why are we continuing with a system that clearly does not work? Some women will use men to do violence to another man for them. Hi girlwriteswhat, Where have I ever said that I think women are perfect!? As for me generalizing. Also I believe a matrairchal government will be more interested in teaching boys to be caring and loving people than any patriarchal government. At present female politicians have to join patriarchal political parties and prove themselves to be macho men to be taken seriously. The accomplishments of men are not the result of men being better. How many? You are not prepared to argue on the main points and try to divert the argument onto side issues of little importance. At least have the intellectual integrity to call it that. Men can be trained to become killers and this is what patrairchal goverments do to men. The human male is very similar but fight each other with spears, swords, rifles, machine guns, bombs and rockets.

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