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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Males have basically evolved to be bad, or to have the potential to be violent. Testosterone increases strength and enables aggression, even if it may not necessarily cause aggression. If it were all socialization then why would patriarchy exist pretty much the world over in almost all cultures? The only answer is, imo, to get rid of the root cause, that being men.

[–]DistantGlimmer[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Getting rid of" half the human population is not feasible even putting aside the obvious moral problems with it. It's hard to know really. I think it's a combination of nature and nurture. Patriarchy exists everywhere but it is not uniformly bad everywhere. Some societies are far more patriarchal than others. I have to believe we can reform our society to at least make it less patriarchal if not completely destroy gender. The alternative is just too depressing to think about. P.S. Glad you have checked out our new group. I missed talking to you. Hope things have been going better for you.