--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., Jason Leisemann <jkwleisemann_at_y...> wrote:
>
> --- Brandon Payne <payne_brandon_at_y...> wrote:
> > That is a good point you make. However, they will
> > have to end up
> > being careful not to get too arrogant or they could
> > be vulnerable to
> > a revolution from the females (South Africa's
> > Apartheid government
> > being an example).
>
> You're assuming a case where they're obviously in
> charge. I'd argue that it would be more like the Hopi
> culture - while the Hopi are matriarchal, it's a sort
> of "quiet" status that the women hold. They may be in
> charge of the families, but they simply don't hold the
> sort of power that would result in a revolution.
>
And in pre-Columbian Iroquois culture, the women sat on council and
could kick a chief out of power if he were not doing a good job.
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Received on Sat Nov 03 2001 - 10:39:54 CST