The patriarchy is hierarchy. Like all hierarchies, it’s pyramid shaped. It’s not a rectangle with all men on top and all women in the bottom. It’s a SMALL group of rich men oppressing everyone else. Sure MOST men are given more “power” than MOST women in the structure. That’s the deal the small group of oppressors gave to keep their power. They also give power to strong women who toe the line. But the idea that most men aren’t oppressed in the patriarchy is utterly ridiculous. You seriously think every man you see around you is secretly part of a cabal trying to keep you and other women down? You think that they have no problems, no burdensome expectations placed on them by the patriarchy to keep them in place? That they benefit from toxic masculinity instead of suffer by it? I’m sorry but you have a very dark view of 50% of the population if you think they’re the oppressor class and you’re in the victim class.
We’re all victims of the patriarchy unless we’re old rich white men. The only thing that separates us is the degree of victimisation.
If it is a pyramid shape, even among the small group of rich men, there’s someone calling the shots. Otherwise it wouldn’t be a pyramid shape. Do you value clarifying your ideas more than you do insulting others?
Alright, I’ll ASSUME that you’re not here to “men bad” this conversation, and engage with you in case you want to discuss in good faith, even though my instincts are telling me you’re just trolling to enrage.
There isn’t anyone calling the shots, that’s not how human social hierarchies function. It’s a small number of rich people, generally white, mostly men. They mostly own companies for most of their net worth. Due to their power and wealth they are generally well aligned in terms of what they support.
None of them are going to support socialist ideas because they know it’s mostly them paying for it and others benefiting. None of these people want to empower workers since doing so will cost their companies money. None of them want to have a strong investigative media because they’re the ones doing most of the things that should be investigated. These things, and more, are things they almost universally agree on because they share common privilege.
They also vary amongst themselves in other things. Some like the idea of oppressive Christofascism because if they see themselves as enforcing god’s law then they won’t be damned for eternity. These are the business leaders behind things like project 2025. Some like the idea that the government should do nothing to help anyone or enforce any regulation because everyone should be free to do as they please with their “personal” property. These are the (tech)libertarians that feel like they accomplished everything on their own and were burdened by regulations and that paying for poor people is a waste of money because they’re worthless humans who should just die in poverty or start working harder.
There is a whole array of STUPID flavours of billionaires at the top, and they will each push for their views as often as they can. They RARELY fight eachother because they share most goals. Even when they don’t support eachother’s goals they will only oppose eachother if they have contradictory beliefs and if the laws one group pushes for actively hinders another group, which is generally rare. And best worst of all, their obscene wealth and ownership of most forms of media means that they have TREMENDOUS ability to effect the changes they want to see in the world.
They’re at the top of the pyramid, but they don’t often behave as a cabal except in rare or unusual circumstances (like project 2025) when their sheer power and wealth isn’t enough on its own to effect the changes they want to see. No one is calling the shots above them, even for those lower down, except if you count trading favours as calling the shots.
The patriarchy is hierarchy. Like all hierarchies, it’s pyramid shaped. It’s not a rectangle with all men on top and all women in the bottom. It’s a SMALL group of rich men oppressing everyone else. Sure MOST men are given more “power” than MOST women in the structure. That’s the deal the small group of oppressors gave to keep their power. They also give power to strong women who toe the line. But the idea that most men aren’t oppressed in the patriarchy is utterly ridiculous. You seriously think every man you see around you is secretly part of a cabal trying to keep you and other women down? You think that they have no problems, no burdensome expectations placed on them by the patriarchy to keep them in place? That they benefit from toxic masculinity instead of suffer by it? I’m sorry but you have a very dark view of 50% of the population if you think they’re the oppressor class and you’re in the victim class.
We’re all victims of the patriarchy unless we’re old rich white men. The only thing that separates us is the degree of victimisation.
So who is at the top of the pyramid?
Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suite I take it?
If it is a pyramid shape, even among the small group of rich men, there’s someone calling the shots. Otherwise it wouldn’t be a pyramid shape. Do you value clarifying your ideas more than you do insulting others?
Alright, I’ll ASSUME that you’re not here to “men bad” this conversation, and engage with you in case you want to discuss in good faith, even though my instincts are telling me you’re just trolling to enrage.
There isn’t anyone calling the shots, that’s not how human social hierarchies function. It’s a small number of rich people, generally white, mostly men. They mostly own companies for most of their net worth. Due to their power and wealth they are generally well aligned in terms of what they support.
None of them are going to support socialist ideas because they know it’s mostly them paying for it and others benefiting. None of these people want to empower workers since doing so will cost their companies money. None of them want to have a strong investigative media because they’re the ones doing most of the things that should be investigated. These things, and more, are things they almost universally agree on because they share common privilege.
They also vary amongst themselves in other things. Some like the idea of oppressive Christofascism because if they see themselves as enforcing god’s law then they won’t be damned for eternity. These are the business leaders behind things like project 2025. Some like the idea that the government should do nothing to help anyone or enforce any regulation because everyone should be free to do as they please with their “personal” property. These are the (tech)libertarians that feel like they accomplished everything on their own and were burdened by regulations and that paying for poor people is a waste of money because they’re worthless humans who should just die in poverty or start working harder.
There is a whole array of STUPID flavours of billionaires at the top, and they will each push for their views as often as they can. They RARELY fight eachother because they share most goals. Even when they don’t support eachother’s goals they will only oppose eachother if they have contradictory beliefs and if the laws one group pushes for actively hinders another group, which is generally rare. And
bestworst of all, their obscene wealth and ownership of most forms of media means that they have TREMENDOUS ability to effect the changes they want to see in the world.They’re at the top of the pyramid, but they don’t often behave as a cabal except in rare or unusual circumstances (like project 2025) when their sheer power and wealth isn’t enough on its own to effect the changes they want to see. No one is calling the shots above them, even for those lower down, except if you count trading favours as calling the shots.
Define “patriarchy.”
When did the US ban spousal rape? When did women get the right to vote? When did women get the right to divorce or have credit cards?