Who here is a feminist?

[TaraJo]

Ok, so you "guess" that men decided one day to just put themselves in power. I see. What led you to this epiphany? Feminism is based on the concept of there being a nasty, evil patriarchy, and yet all you can do is guess. Ok, fair enough, I suppose a guess is as good as knowing. I guess E=MC2, I guess the earth revolves around the sun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0

Yes, it's an educated guess. Truth is, when you go back that far, you're forced to make a lot of guess work. And I'm not even especially well studied on this idea. You want someone who can answer your question with certainty? Good luck; you ain't gonna find it.

So, tell me more. How did the patriarchy develop? In which part of the world did it start? Or was it everywhere? Did it all happen at the same time, or over a period of time? Was it planned or did it just happen spontaneously, like a surprise party? Was there initial resistance to this coup? Please, expand on your guess. Was there a meeting? Or did all the men involved just instinctively know what to do? Were any women involved at all, or was it strictly a men's club? Did women not at least make the tea at meetings? Were there any female honorary members?

I'll answer your question when you answer mine: when did other primates, especially the one humans evolved from, develop patriarchial social standards? Because the answer for both is probably the same: those were just behavioral patterns we carried over from our primate ancestors.