Date sent: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 20:18:09 -0400 (EDT)
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From: Bertina Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: matriotism
Originally to: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> well said Will, Power to Matriarchy! I would rather have a matriarchy than
> a patriarchy anyday!
>
> Bertina
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> On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, will bason wrote:
>
> > Well, i must admit i'm surprised at the response to the idea of matriotism.
> > I like wordplay and neologisms and i thought it a useful and nearly
> > self-explanatory concept.
> >
> > Of course males can be matriots, just as some of the most ardent patriots i
> > know are female. I was thinking for sure that everyone on this list is a
> > matriot. I'm simply suggesting this as a word for allegiance first to the
> > planet as a whole and not to a nation state. This isn't a counterpoint to
> > patriotism, IMO its a further development.
> >
> > sincerely,
> > will
I agerr, as long as it is stipulated that our matriots are also ecotriots
(which seems highly likely).
