With the advent of globalization, we should move from patriarchy to matriarchy
Conflict is not inherently bad, it is the manifestation of the seed for ambition, motivation, competition. It is needed for progress.
However, the
direction of the conflict can either make a stalemate out of progress or make it regress.
With the onset of an increasing global economy, where boundaries [geo-political, even], us versus them, are being eroded faster than we know what to do with our assumptions....the roles of the leaders of the world become more and more imminent in such a large-scale [imo, inevitable] integration.
Everything is becoming ONE
super. Super-market. Super-currency (European Union). We're slowly moving towards pooling the earth's resources as one. For all. All for one.
What happens to competition then, when we all move to
one? How about the need for dissent so that there's some kind of democracy for action?
It will be within, rather than between. The inevitable conflicts.
And, in such a milieu, I propose we allow the power and position of women, globally, especially in terms of education and land ownership, to see a dramatic shift.
Why?
Well, two reasons:
(1) If you've tried something and it gets the same results, why not try the radical opposite?
- there are pockets of matriarchal societies, but, as a generalization, our social world is a patriarchy. We've seen the results for that, what that is like....now....
- try the opposite.
(2) Globalization means we're pooling vested interests......
Evolutionary speaking, mothers/females have a more big-picture view of how exactly resources can be used more effectively, not just for her own self-interest, but, more often than not, for her children, family, future generations. There's never a doubt about her descendants. Males can be subject to cuckold,
am I the baby daddy? But, not the mother. There's an inherent security in her interests. As such, it trumps women's need for power/dominance, such drive, to secure their children (and their children's) well-being.
So, give women the voice for change. Allow communities to have women as the head/leaders. See what kind of a world they will envision. Because once we're in the thick of globalization, with such drastic integration, it behooves us to not only think of globalization in economical terms, but, socio-politically so. And the predicted ramifications of that.
Mother nature. Mother nurtures.
Caveat: this is neither a "crazy" idea, nor completely mine [I just took a radical stance to it], but it's interesting, imo, regardless.
