The patriarchal paradigm
The sheer patriarchal aspects of our way of life in all industrial countries are characterized through a closed network of manners, what we call patriarchy.
This network of patriarchal conversations performs a kind of life where fight, competition, hierarchy, authority, power, growth, development, control of natural resources, rational justification of control and domination of others through the possession of the truth is significant.
For instance, in our patriarchal nations we speak of fighting against poverty and exploitation, if we want correct social inequity. Or we call it fight against pollution of the environment, if we want to keep our surroundings clean. Or we say that we defy natural force when we confront a natural phenomenon that means a catastrophe to us.
Possession is fundamental in the patriarchal paradigm. We live with ownership and we act starting from there, as if it was legitimately to limit the mobility of others in certain fields, while we retain the privileges of the freedom of action for ourselves. We do so with the entitlement of the ownership rights of which we name natural resources, ideas or the truth.
In patriarchy we distrust the self determination of other individuals, especially children's. But permanently we claim for ourselves the right to make decisions about what is right or wrong for others. This is a continuous attempt to control life of anyone else. We live hierarchical, demand obedience from each other and proclaim that it would not be possible to live together orderly without authority and subordination.
Found this weird-titled site and this blurb about patriarchy, so interesting! Have never seen it in this light before.
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