Dec 30, 2021

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“THE MOON IS ALWAYS FEMALE” (Book of poetry by Marge Piercy) — PHOTO BY MARCUS DALL ON UNSPLASH

Patriarchy as a “natural” phenomenon required to reproduce the human race

ARGUMENTS FAVORING “PATRIARCHY” AS A “NATURAL” SOCIAL ARRANGEMENT OF POWER ARE AS BOGUS AS DONALD TRUMP’S “HAIR”

NOTE: this essay began as a response to:

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Patriarchy as a “natural” phenomenon required to reproduce the human race

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