tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post7816337861398574765..comments2024-01-10T11:19:56.456-08:00Comments on What Is Sustainable: A Sideways Look at Time What Is Sustainablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-81050647303282628382014-04-24T11:41:11.448-07:002014-04-24T11:41:11.448-07:00Jeff, I hear what you're saying, and I can'...Jeff, I hear what you're saying, and I can't disagree. "Patriarchy" was the term used by Griffiths. It's not a word I use often.<br /><br />The #3 definition in the Oxford English Dictionary is "The predominance of men in positions of power and influence in society, with cultural values and norms favoring men. Frequently with pejorative connotation."<br /><br />Methinks Griffiths was emphasizing the pejorative notion of the word. Feminists usually don't use the word to describe venerable male elders. In my world, the word usually has an insulting meaning.<br /><br />I have no respect for our current male leaders.<br />What Is Sustainablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-68074480366737966772014-04-23T19:15:44.843-07:002014-04-23T19:15:44.843-07:00I appreciate your insights as usual but must point...I appreciate your insights as usual but must point out an all to common error.We do NOT have a "patriarchy". We have rule by crazed uninitiated BOYS. Patriarchy means ,"rule by the grandfathers".You can't BE a grandfather if you've never even become an adult.We have lots of boys in old mens' bodies, but since everyone(almost)has forgotten initiation and what it actually means,we confuse the mature masculine with mere agedness of the personality.The Mature masculine respects and honors the feminine in all it's manifestations with the wisdom of its source as portal of the life force.Jeff Bodonynoreply@blogger.com