American history and culture, from the mid-twentieth century to the present, from the wink and nod at Kennedy/Monroe to FOX corp culture,...
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... as well as the older cultural norms of chattel status of women and aristocratic impunity. We've made progress, but our conservatism ...
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... has its foundations in the traditions of the old "nobility" that gave highly-placed men the privilege not to be questioned by women.
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It also gave highly-placed women power over the majority of men who weren't. However, patriarchy did exist. Not now. Not in UK & US.
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I disagree. Patriarchy may no longer rule absolutely, but it does still exist, and still competes for ruling power. Trumpism is an example.
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I certainly wouldn't put it past Trump to give men power over women but at the moment its religious right values over liberal ones
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The religious right is the bastion of American patriarchy. Patriarchy is the main source of their cultural affinity for Trump.
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But America doesn't have a patriarchy. Men do not have power & authority over women. It does still have the religious right.
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the famous speculative autoethonographical study by Dr B. Schitt; "(Re)Image(ining) the Patriarchy" in the Journal of Feelz.
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