Materialism as in atheism, consumerism, and bio-based identity and all forms of collectivism from Marxism to Fascism are aspects of the matriarchal systems. Christianity and secular humanism are both matriarchal systems. All three Abrahamic religions are matriarchal, their deity is male depicted as male but has the nature and qualities of the arcane, possessive, jealous, neurotic mother Goddess.

We may live in a world dominated by evil-men who exploit, oppress and slaughter but they are effeminate men devoid of any characteristics that could possibly be qualified as manly or even male.

A patriarchal society is reflective of the father, authority being liassez-faire almost to the point of negligence if not all together absent.

I think it really is cultural, and that’s unfortunate, because we really need the kind of intercultural solidarity that they advocate, but right here at home. I went out to Food Not Bombs today, and these people are genuinely kind, caring, hardworking, and sincere. They welcomed me with open arms and I couldn’t have asked for more decent friends. However, had I not been determined to work with them and get over the awkwardness of first impressions, I could easily have felt like the odd guy out.

They all tend to dress alike, have similar mannerisms, and generally have the same backgrounds. Now, there’s not a goddamn thing wrong with that – please don’t get me wrong, I’m writing a glowing blog post on my experiences right now – but I wonder if they’ve considered the idea that these stylistic trappings and social insularity might wall them off from broader problems that, through no fault of their own, they simply haven’t been exposed to. They definitely walk the walk, there’s no doubt about it, but I’d love to see what they could do if they could expand beyond some of their cliquishness and build an authentically populist anarchism.

I must reiterate that they made me feel very welcome; I just wonder how much more they could do if they focused more on the problems and less on the “lifestyle”. But then again, they’re the ones who have been helping people for fifteen years, so I shouldn’t lecture them.