Gynarchy

[Ian Livingston]

Yes, Mark, I certainly agree that Against the Day is decidedly
philogynistic. In fact, I think that might be a subtext in much of
Pynchon's oeuvre. V. as the dark priest is dismembered by male children,
right? Take it from there....

Do you have a link for the taxing bullets thing? I'm all for that.


On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I feel like a one-note fool....and feckless within the context of THE REAL
> WORLD and changing it...
>
> but for me, Against the Day is a major work believing in "the moral
> superiority of women", I suggest....
>
>
>   *From:* Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com>
> *To:* Phillip Greenlief <pgsaxo at pacbell.net>
> *Cc:* Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>; Rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>;
> pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 17, 2012 12:03 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Gynarchy
>
> Well, we might get assault weapons banned this time around. Did this kid
> use an assault weapon? I haven't seen a list of his arms. Handguns are
> another issue. It's possible screening could become more selective for the
> sale of handguns, but that won't dispose of the ones that are already out
> there. We won't likely see any significant change in regulations regarding
> shotguns and hunting rifles in our lifetimes. Maybe there could be a safety
> course requirement, such as some states require for hunting license issue,
> but kids incline to sleepwalk through those things. (It's odd, isn't it, to
> sell a weapon without a safety course requirement, but to require such a
> course to get permission to use it in the manner under the guise of which
> the weapon is sold in the first place?)
>
> I'm much more interested in the subject of Rich's lead here. It has long
> been my position that women are morally superior to men. Musta picked it up
> from Plato's Socrates. There are, of course, websites devoted to Gynarchy
> and Matriarchy. Oddly, the matriarchal website "Women Thou Art God" seems
> more open to the public for inquiry, whereas the Gynarchy International
> seems more militant, subversive, selective in terms of audience and
> participation.
>
> http://www.womanthouartgod.com/femdivine.php
> http://www.gynarchy.org/
>
> One of the reasons I've long inclined to regard women as morally superior
> has to do with their inclination to talk about things before they act.
> Wilber, citing someone else in something I read several years ago, says
> that talking is a vital function of the feminine thought process. Masculine
> thought processes, on the other hand, incline to get hung up on an idea and
> let it fester until it springs like Athena from our foreheads, with no need
> for further editing, if we can help it, thank you very much for your
> thoughts I'll take the time to consider thinking about them before I ignore
> them and move forward with my obsession. Feminine thought processes
> therefore by nature incline to gyro better in their course, by allowing
> greater outside influence. It's clearly not universal, but the inclination
> seems likely enough to me. It seems most clearly defined in youth, before
> our beloved patriarchal social hierarchy indoctrinates the young into the
> wisdom of winning friends and influencing people.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Phillip Greenlief <pgsaxo at pacbell.net>wrote:
>
>  there are countless petitions circulating. it's also a good time to call
> your representative.
>
> Phillip Greenlief
> 1075 Aileen Street Apt B
> Oakland, CA 94608
> 510-501-7110
>
>
>  *From:* Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
> *To:* Rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> *Sent:* Mon, December 17, 2012 8:59:23 AM
> *Subject:* Re: Gynarchy
>
>  yes, yes...I'm going to do SOMETHING....ongoing.
>
>   *From:* Rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
> *To:* pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 17, 2012 9:47 AM
> *Subject:* Gynarchy
>
> I have been thinking lately what a woman led world would look like. I
> pretty much in agreement with sentiment here regarding this recent shooting
> & mass murder. There are more women in congress but I do wonder the effect
> psychologically for women when they begin to have more direct combat roles.
> Will that change the dynamic in anyway? Who can say. An experiment in a
> more active leadership in governance by women is surely one we should
> support in some form.
>
> With that said gender issues aside we can easily reconstitute the assault
> weapons ban and ensure the mentally ill do not have access to such things.
> Far too many of these cases are not heightened testosterone but simply
> people out of their head. Yes they are male but I see them as mentally ill
> first.
>
> I'm hoping there will be some change after this event. Shame on us all if
> nothing changes. Those poor kids deserve their memories to mean something.
>
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