“What gets called 'the sixties' left a mixed legacy and a lot of divides. But it opened everything to question, and what seems the most fundamental and most pervasive in all the ensuing changes is the loss of faith in authority: the authority of government, of science, of patriarchy, of progress, of capitalism, of violence, of whiteness.” SeemsGovernmentLeftChangeLossProgressViolenceAuthorityCapitalismFundamentalsLegacyDividesSixtyPatriarchyWhitenessLoss Of Faith Author:Rebecca Solnit
“Force, punishment, and violence are patriarchy's answer to conflicts and social problems. Patriarchy finds its ultimate expression in war.” WarProblemForceSocialAnswersViolenceExpressionConflictUltimatePunishmentPatriarchySocial Problems Author:Starhawk
“Only the violent acts of men "count" toward something besides evil in a patriarchy. It is the male story of violence that is sanctioned both socially and aesthetically. The male hero and acts of heroism require violence. Everyone is okey dokey with that. We are only beginning to see that constricting set of truths open up a little.” MenLittlesStoriesEvilViolenceHeroMalesViolentHeroismPatriarchyViolent ActsActs Of Heroism Author:Lidia Yuknavitch
“Women are rising. And I think that's all the violence and war - it could be the last gasp of the patriarchy, actually.” ThinkingWarLastsViolenceRisingPatriarchyViolence And War Author:Jane Fonda
“We must talk about how sexism and patriarchy operate in conjunction with state violence. Until we're honest about that, and do something to resist, we're complicit in the persistence of oppression.” ViolenceHonestOppressionPersistenceSexismPatriarchy Author:Marc Lamont Hill