@phantanews @pluralistic I am wondering, reading cory doctorovs newest article about #fascism as a result of austerity and missing public services. what role #feminism plays in this. Or more specifically: the decline in willingness to provide unpaid services, emotional support, security and psychological status/feelings of power and satisfaction to men. There seem to be a lot of similarity in the experience of someone who loses healthcare and a man whos emotional care and daily unpaid services provided by women is withdrawn from him.
Pluralistic thinks it is" reasonable to assume, that people react that way. " ( with fascism) Well "people" is not a very sharp word to use here. Why are women not reacting that way to the many services, securities, comforts and support that have always been missing from their lives? I keep coming back to a realization, that any analysis of "people" and society, be it psychological, social, or political, must take the category of gender, must take the underlying patriarchy into account, in order to accurately describe reality
He closes with "Socialism or barbarism" isn't just a cliche – it's actually a choice on the ballot.
Is the way I assume roles of empathy, care and responsibility in relationships, the way I invest my energy towards someone elses needs, raise children, the "socialism" in this? And is "barbary" the way a deeply patriarchal male will lead his life, expecting to be served, not serving others, unless they are his overlords, promising reward? We will need new words for all of this, as our understanding becomes more holistic, as we integrate the invisible sphere of female experience into it.