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View submission: capitalism's demolition will not dismantle misogyny.
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 knoxxies at 28/03/2024 at 16:09 UTC
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Do you have sources for the info you provided on the Minoan civilization?? This is the first I've read about it and I'd LOVE to read more!!!
Comment by Shadowgirl7 at 29/03/2024 at 01:30 UTC
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This reminds me of the article I read about senegalese communities in small villages thriving because the men all leave to go abroad make money and the women stay there and rule things alone. The lesson is men are good when they're far away. 😂