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View submission: capitalism's demolition will not dismantle misogyny.
The end of capitalism is necessary, but not sufficient for the liberation of women. We need a global matriarchy.
Comment by LadywithaFace82 at 28/03/2024 at 15:13 UTC*
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It's naive to think that the patriarchy would dismantle capitalism. It's **just as naive** to believe the abolishment of capitalism will inherently lead to equality and not be simply replaced with an all new system of oppression. This notion also blissfully ignores how women are oppressed in *every other imaginable economic system on the planet.*
Comment by Due_Dirt_8067 at 28/03/2024 at 15:01 UTC
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This- the Minoan civilization thrived with practically no no inter tribal warfare and brutality practices for almost 4k years!
If you look at their Art, it is very egalitarian seeming- both girls, boys and women taking part in athletics, ceremonies and Goddess worship was strong. The women were left to manage daily life according to the seasons and early western civilization thrived there- until seafaring merchant shipping became warlike and the island of Crete was no longer as isolated after a disastrous earthquake destroyed city-palace life as they knew it.
When peaceful and thriving civilization existed - with women and girls thriving in athletics, home keeping, and economics the defining factor seems to be that most of the men were on ships for most of the year! When they came back with exotic goods and trinkets from trading in Egyp, they were welcomed back with a nice big party back home: Festivities, celebrations and seasonal ceremonies and feasting. Then back on the ships they went! Women by default were running the show- and involved in all activities of daily life on Crete. The land was passed through matriarchal bonds - the men stayed close to home or went off on ships.
I feel like aggressive/asshole men were probably kept on ships, and did not come back if they couldn’t get along with others as a team punching down on other men out at sea.
We have a modern example of that wild baboon troup that became a more peaceful matriarchal tribe by default when the aggressive males foraging for food became fatefully poisoned in one shot. Less selfish males ganging up = less aggression overall for all surviving troup members.
Comment by Gayandfluffy at 29/03/2024 at 07:43 UTC
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What economic system do you suggest instead of capitalism? *Unregulated* capitalism like in the US is very bad indeed but the other end of the coin, plan economics, is also pretty bad imo. It seems like no matter what economic system a country has, greedy people at the top try to hoard all the resources for themselves.