tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post113468509939856574..comments2023-12-25T01:26:27.096-07:00Comments on Radical Goddess Thealogy: MATRIARCHY WAGES war AGAINST wal-martAthanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1135069872277485142005-12-20T02:11:00.000-07:002005-12-20T02:11:00.000-07:00The Goddess doesn't punish people. If we continue ...The Goddess doesn't punish people. If we continue to sicken and abuse her, she will eliminate the source of the abuse in her attempt to heal herself. If that means getting rid of us, so be it. She's done it before - we'll be back, and maybe we'll learn this time. Any living organism will function this way and She is a living organism.<BR/><BR/>Also, the three-fold law is in play. Whatever you Morgainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074112467402675609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1134928015960495452005-12-18T10:46:00.000-07:002005-12-18T10:46:00.000-07:00anne, I listened to The House proceedings on C-spa...anne, I listened to The House proceedings on C-span last night. It was only Democrats for quite a while, so I heard a lot of anger about this slipping the Arctic drilling into the defense budget bill. <BR/><BR/>Then I got this from a friend this morning: <BR/><BR/>"Action Plan<BR/>>Can you call? Time is VERY SHORT and we must help our allies understand now <BR/>>that keeping Arctic drilling Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1134927120422776692005-12-18T10:32:00.000-07:002005-12-18T10:32:00.000-07:00So well put, Morgaine. This especially rang bells...So well put, Morgaine. This especially rang bells for me: "A Matriarchy is by definition concerned with the welfare of the whole society, where each is some mother's child. Patriarchs will murder and enslave others, steal, pollute, rape, and wage war to concentrate wealth into the hands of a few at the expense of everyone else."Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1134917685228466922005-12-18T07:54:00.000-07:002005-12-18T07:54:00.000-07:00This nation is about to be plunged deeper into the...This nation is about to be plunged deeper into the atonement deficit. Please note that legislation to drill in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge has been hidden in the defense appropriations budget. Meaning that any federal legislator who votes against Arctic drilling will also be voting against "defense." This crafty scheme could finally doom the Wildlife Refuge once and for all.<BR/><BR/>As for this Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1134868181618937252005-12-17T18:09:00.000-07:002005-12-17T18:09:00.000-07:00I think the problem here is the idea of dominance....I think the problem here is the idea of dominance. Maybe "matrifocal" would suit your purposes better, but the word matriarchy means women rule - not that they dominate. The dominance/submission dichotomy is what has allowed patriarchy, and particularly Western white patriarchy, to flourish. It's not that the culture is superior - it's that they are willing to steam roll over people to get what Morgainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074112467402675609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1134780525664475512005-12-16T17:48:00.000-07:002005-12-16T17:48:00.000-07:00Good points, but I don't think men are right when ...Good points, but I don't think men are right when they say all societies have always been patriarchies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1134777484059193352005-12-16T16:58:00.000-07:002005-12-16T16:58:00.000-07:00So the men are absolutely right! There has never ...So the men are absolutely right! There has never been (probably) a society in which women dominated men! They might have had a smidgeon more power when it came right down to it, but healthy women are too smart to use their power stupidly, i.e., to dominate.Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1134777358631344272005-12-16T16:55:00.000-07:002005-12-16T16:55:00.000-07:00The problem is most people still define "matriarch...The problem is most people still define "matriarchy" as "rule by women." Or "women over men." <BR/><BR/>Here's how Heide Goettner-Abendroth (who lead the 2nd World Congress on Matriarchal Studies in Sep./Oct.) defines matriarchies: they are “economically balanced” societies that are “egalitarian in the relationship between the genders and generations….” Politically, they are “consensus-based.Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1134772113826288182005-12-16T15:28:00.000-07:002005-12-16T15:28:00.000-07:00I love seeing these societies highlighted, all aro...I love seeing these societies highlighted, all around the blogs I read many men commentators saying emphatically that all societies, have always been patriarchal. They don't seem to want to find out about any other view, what a surprise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com