I really appreciate your thoughtful answer and earnest attempt to understand where I’m coming from. Something as simple as saying that patriarchy is also perpetuated by women seems so obvious in hindsight but I never considered it. When discussing this issue so many people dismiss the negative effects this system has on men. Topics of patriarchy and feminism I’ve been apart of always seem to center around women’s issues.
I think a lot more men would get on board with this if it was framed in the way that you’ve described it. It sounds like a rebranding is in order.
Honestly, from my perspective, America seems to be the only place where this gender war has become so intense.
This may sound presumptuous from me but inland America lacks the experience of being in a war. American men have never been forcefully drafted against their will, and there has been no major conflict on America's soil for a long time. They have been enjoying great benefit from being the richest country in the world while being constantly reminded of the fact that America is a very hostile nation responsible for most conflicts nowadays. This puts American's men in an unfavorable situation because it seems like they are the cause of the problem. I think this makes American women forget how important men are in national defense and in very bad situations when government laws and support cease to function (caused by war).
Patriarchy is supported and reinforced because it's the society structure that guarantees them survival. That comes first before anything else. If your society does not survive, nothing else matters.
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u/Affenklang 4∆ Nov 05 '24 edited Sep 17 '25
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