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You've confused the feminist phantasy of patriarchy with the real thing as traditionally practiced in most of the world - pretty much everywhere outside the Anglosphere and a few tiny, backwards cultures in Africa. Patriarchy is not about male sexuality, it is about males - particularly older males with experience - being in charge of decision-making. This isn't necessarily the only good way to do things, but it has some very good features. Older men with experience providing for their families tend to make better, more practical decisions than other demographics. Not that they're perfect, not by any means. Nor are they immune from self-interest. All the same, on average they do better than any other demographic. What I'd really like to see would be a system that was heavily weighted towards older, productive men, while still retaining considerable influence from productive women and young people. Good feedback from all sectors is absolutely essential, but it is also important to place decision-making firmly in the hands of those with a history of making good decisions. And among simple systems that non-sophisticated societies can easily implement, patriarchy is probably the best solution - which is why it has been the norm in almost every society historically. If matriarchy or egalitarianism had some evolutionary advantage, it would be a lot more common in the world than it is. Baldur (visiting from GirlChat) |