One of two lectures given to undergraduates in anthropology at Cambridge University in 2008 by Alan Macfarlane. For a downloadable version, reading list and context, please see www.alanmacfarlane.com
There is also an ongoing moral panic about Violence Against Women. In Ontario, there is a special "zero tolerance" policy and special courts designed to deal with "abusive" men. The conspiracy is given the name "patriarchy" and the danger is the "hate" crimes commited in the minds of men, and the lower self esteem and self blaming in the minds of women.
Families are being uprooted by the thousands each year in ontario. And false statistics are being generated by a self perpetuating myth.
@MNc99 Thank you for such a sensible comment- the mirror never lies.
LadyPortia777 10 months ago
@LadyPortia777 you're so full of shit you're coughing up sweetcorn.
MNc99 10 months ago
Law is male energy.
Justice is fe- male. with the male female balanced.
Justice must be seen to be done.
LadyPortia777 10 months ago
Exorcism is torture and yet the Vatican has appointed hundreds of men in dresses to exorcise child witches. No one blinks an eye.
LadyPortia777 10 months ago
Children are used against their parents in Sweden too - as fostering is big business.
LadyPortia777 10 months ago
people abused by the judicial system suffer Legal Abuse Syndrome
LadyPortia777 10 months ago
i know another mother in Liverpool who was deemed a witch in 2007 in secret family court for being too strong- the psychologist could not BREAK HER.
LadyPortia777 10 months ago
I was deemed a witch in 1995 in ireland by a social worker for being too strong for a WOMAN and growing organic food.
LadyPortia777 10 months ago
Check out the "Duluth Power Wheel" for a good example of how the abuser is profiled.
For some excellent books that have been written on this subject, have a look at "Moral Panic: bio politics rising"
or "Legalizing Misandry: from public shame to systematic discrimination against men."
St37One 3 years ago
There is also an ongoing moral panic about Violence Against Women. In Ontario, there is a special "zero tolerance" policy and special courts designed to deal with "abusive" men. The conspiracy is given the name "patriarchy" and the danger is the "hate" crimes commited in the minds of men, and the lower self esteem and self blaming in the minds of women.
Families are being uprooted by the thousands each year in ontario. And false statistics are being generated by a self perpetuating myth.
St37One 3 years ago