For a society to thrive, it needs stability. So culture and values adapt to reflect and stabilize the long term balance of power of a society. Women in sane cultures are considered to be the most attractive in their late thirties and forties - much like men at that age are thought to be attractive in western societies. A society where women lead family in political life does not take kindly to sexual assaults. People don't just magically adapt to things. We make choice ces based on our values. And our intelligence and our assessment of situations and our feelings.
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Human beings have free will, but our actions are constrained by material realities. Understanding how material and practical conditions shape human behaviour can make all the difference between success and catastrophic failure when it comes to the whole spectrum of political action, from private sector negotiation, to crafting legislation, to making a revolution.
In this episode we look at:
The relationship between economic activity and the high status of women in traditional Haudenosaunee / Iroquois society
How World War I helped women win the right to vote in Europe and North America
How World War II catalyzed the Black civil rights movement in the United States.
The success, failure, and accidental success of the English Peasant’s Revolt of 1381
The implications of the Anarchist Revolution in Spain in 1936-1939 for the future of industrial civilization.
