The Greeks invented a form of democracy that they could rationalize co-existing with slavery. That’s what the Founders venerated. That’s what they emulated. That’s the model of government we have inherited.
I don’t think that was a Greek invention either. I’d imagine men have been telling women that only men get to make the big decisions for as long as language has existed.
The Greeks invented a form of democracy that they could rationalize co-existing with slavery. That’s what the Founders venerated. That’s what they emulated. That’s the model of government we have inherited.
not only slavery but patriarchy too. Women too were excluded
I don’t think that was a Greek invention either. I’d imagine men have been telling women that only men get to make the big decisions for as long as language has existed.
“patriarchy too” was for the second part ☞
❎ the Greeks invented patriarchy
✅ they could rationalize co-existing with patriarchy
Also the part where they’re definitely not gay but definitely fucking boys.
The joke of the Bronze Age Mediterranean civilization was that being around girls in any capacity was what made you “gay”.
I think there’s even some ancient literature making fun of a famous Greek orator for kissing his wife.
You have to wonder where on the evolutionary tree you atop describing our descendants as female and start describing them as women. Makes you think.
No idea why your comment made me think of that, but there we are
More of an etymological tree than an evolutionary one.
Ah that makes sense, only rich people could vote in Greece, and that’s how democracy was reborn anyways.
The definition of “everyone has a say” gets a bit sketchy when you think about it.
In a democracy, everyone has a say! Until the majority decides they don’t!
Everyone has a say, but my say if dwarfed when Shell or Aramco steps in the same room. They are the majority.