Patriarchy and Matriarchy describe societies in which the dominant roles in a household are overwhelmingly kept by a certain gender. In the early days of the Roman Republic, the Patriarch of the family held authority over his children even when they were living outside his household. A Patriarch under severe debt could sell his son to slavery to repay that debt. In this setting the Patriarch had the decision of life and death upon his children. Deformed children could be left outside to die, and their parents would suffer no penalties under the law. carolashby.com/slavery/ historycooperative.org/the-twelve-tables/ carolashby.com/roman-family-power-rights-children/
Therefore the power of the patriarch in a patriarchy would be highest inside his own family unit. He could determine the fate of his children and wife, although according to Roman Law he could not kill or harm his wife unless in a crime of passion (coming home to find her getting porked by someone else, for example, which is still a valid part of law even in modern Italy).
In this thread I'd like to draw parallels to modern society and prove it to be a Matriarchy, if only in this regard. It is the desire of many women, who are undoubtedly feminists, to have complete control over the life and death of their children. They demand the right to terminate and kill their child, the same right given to the Patriarch which was previously discussed. They reserve the right to sell their child into slavery - grooming them to sexual deviancy and selling them to degenerates. In all of these actions, the man is powerless to resist and stop it, in the same way the woman was powerless to resist the actions of her husband, the Patriarch.
Anons are welcomed to add their own examples, expand my own OP, refute my assertions or call me a faggot.
>They reserve the right to sell their child into slavery - grooming them to sexual deviancy and selling them to degenerates It was an interesting post until you said this. In what country does a woman have these rights?
>which is still a valid part of law even in modern Italy No it fucking isn't and hasn't been in decades you fucking moron. Honour killings were made illegal like in the 70s. You're getting confused with it being a mitigating circumstance, which it is not only in Italy but pretty much everywhere else as well. Still murder tho.
Kayden Bennett
If only I had any authority on anything other than myself, user, if only.
The funny thing is that for men, both are dogshit.
Under matriarchy, the civilization is shit. Look into African tribes that still don't have the wheel or even a sling. Also compare Chimps to Bonobos.
Under patriarchy, men are just disposable tools to be consumed in the service of muh women.
Isaiah Ross
Any examples from the history of the Indian subcontinent?
Levi Hughes
Most civilizations have been patriarchal throughout history because only patriarchy has been effective in building the most by ensuring all men produce by giving them access to women, even incels.
However, it has come at a grave cost to men (as evidenced by stats), and yet it was all still fine. The modern age embraces the worst of both worlds by using men to subsidize women's dual mating strategy i.e. get the seed from alpha, and the resources from beta.
No particular examples from the Indian subcontinent I can think of right now.
Tyler Cook
I thought everyone believed sex work was real work?
Jayden Cruz
Most men didn't get to breed and pass on their genes before enforced monogamy. That is something men should be instinctively aware of.
Elijah Garcia
Shush Americuck, you cut your children penises for them. To Hel with you.
