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In reply to the discussion: The Myth of Male Power - Warren Farrell [View all]Zalatix
(8,994 posts)The Patriarchal system that has ruled society for ages is as harsh to 99% of men as it is to women.
99% of men are tools to be used to run the machine, and when they come up short or they wear out, they are discarded. Many men die to keep the system running. 60% of males never live long enough to have kids. Who gets wasted the most in war? Men. Generally speaking, with very few exceptions, before the army comes and does horrible things to women and children, they massacre all the males that stand in their way.
Today, in the workforce, men earn more than women. However when the recession hit, many men stopped earning more than when they lost their jobs. The recession killed far more men's jobs than women's jobs. If the trends keep up there will be more unemployed men than women. Chronically. How's that for benefits of a Patriarchal system.
The Patriarchal system only favors the 1%. The rest of the men are throw-aways.