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Overall this reflects the general "first world" nature of the "progressive" project. For it completely ignores how and who generates the material abundance that alows significant sections of the population to live extremely comfortable lives. This was highlighted in a very strange way by the various lockdowns here in the UK. Where if one looked at the many jobs that continued to be worked to keep things going the vast majority were of course the Male dominated jobs. And had anyone paid much attention to the infection and death rates they would also have noted that those at highest risk were in precisely those jobs that had to continurs even while schools, universities, shops and administration went home. Sometimes it was like a startling revelation that the bins didn't empty themselves, that deliveries required warehouses and trucks that power lines had to be repaired and so on. Because all of this and more is completely taken for granted. And because most of the manufacturing industy has moved abroad that "stuff" somehow just appears by magic. In a sort of aristocratic fantasy like Downton Abbey. And it's the same for the feminist project, it exists in a world where everyone is a consumer and has a comfy easy job in which "flexibility" has no cost. Perhaps every now and then people like Reeves realise that not only taking for granted all the effort but actively s*****ng on those who make it is cutting of the nose to spite the face. It is interesting in this country where a rapid increase in population and lack of dynamism has led to a colossal increase in housing costs, and on consequence that only two full wages can afford to rent or mortgage, there is as yet little grasp of what it took post ww2 to actually build on a colossal scale both homes and industy. Perhaps its slowly dawning that all that Male energy and restless dynamism devoted to making things better for everyone, needs to be harnessed a bit and men given some crumbs to carry on. I am often reminded of Camille Paglia's observation that if it had been left to women we'd still be in grass huts. After all if one looked at the 12,000 years of supposed patriarchy you would indeed see humanity going from scattered clans living in caves and simple shelters to mobile phones, cars, heated or cooled homes and where one can ean living from ones lounge or coffee shop. Thus far it really is a "man made world", generally men should say "yes it is, and you're welcome ". But of course they may indeed be less and less inclined to make the effort. Just as the early feminists were aristocratic and had no thought for working men or women those of today can only whine so because all material things are taken care of ....... by somebody .

Nov 2, 2022
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