To all those contributing to this debate,
Patriarchy has ruined lives. That is not in dispute. As a middle aged women
I can tell you of its destruction, its there in the story of my life.
However I will not bore you but to say that the only way out is to create a
new order without patriarchy, without hierarchy and one based on equal
decision making and autonomy. We need a real alternative to centralised
power, a system where people live as individuals within workable communities
where there is co-operation and decision making is shared among all members
of the community. Patriarchy, the nuclear family, the state and the church
and all other contributers to exploitation of people must be destroyed. But
we must have viable alternatives and these could be in the form of
communities at the local level.Into this arena comes the question of
sustainable living. Learning to let go of the consumer lifestyle and setting
up local food gardens and workshops. This plan of living incorporates the
principles of anarchy and ecofeminism. Anarchy in the form of abolition of
the centralised power and ecofeminism as it relates to the care of the land
and the caring of human beings. Such a society that cares for the wellbeing
of its people is not one which we live in but it could be improved if we
boycott what they, the capitalists, the patriarchs have designed for us today.
Your thoughts are welcome
Helen
