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Related: About this forumNature didn't forget.
Nature didnt forget. We did.
Lions, elephants, orcas, meerkats, hyenas, bonobos, naked mole rats... they all live in matriarchal or female-centered societies.
The wisdom of their survival, cohesion, and adaptability is embedded in the way they organize: around the mother, around cooperation, collective memory, and emotional intelligence.
The elder female is often the one who remembers... where the water holes are, the migration paths, the songs of the ocean, the signals of peace or threat.
They dont rule with brute force.
They lead with knowing.
That kind of power doesnt need to assert. It simply is.
So why dont humans follow suit?
Because we left the forest and forgot the wild.
We moved into cities and built kingdoms.
We built gods in our image instead of listening to the one within.
Patriarchy was not born of nature.
It was born of fear.
Fear of the mystery of women, of blood and birth, of intuitive knowing that could not be owned or controlled.
So men...
disconnected from their own feminine...built systems to cage it. Religions. Empires. Laws. They didnt elevate masculinity. They weaponized insecurity.
And when that happened?
We lost our balance.
The fight between masculine and feminine?
It was never meant to be a war.
It was meant to be a dance.
The problem isnt masculinity. Its imbalance. When masculine energy dominates without the feminine, it becomes extraction, conquest, hierarchy. But when its in right relation to the feminine? It becomes protection, provision, vision, purpose.
Nature always remembers the Mother.
But humanity has suffered collective amnesia.
Still... women remember.
The earth remembers.
And more and more, people of all genders are waking up to the truth:
A matriarchy is not about women ruling over men.
Its about restoring the center.
Re-rooting life in cooperation, intuition, sustainability, and sacred balance.
And yes... it may be the only path to our survival.
Melisæ/Relentless Goddess

Gimpyknee
(542 posts)littlemissmartypants
(29,235 posts)Of all of the women registered...
I'm wondering what percentage of them didn't vote at all. Plus, of that 2% you claim, what's the racial sector data? Care to break it down for us here in the Womens Rights and Issues Forum, Gimpyknee?
TIA
Gimpyknee
(542 posts)Take some time and do some searching yourself. There are a number of reputable reports that breakdown the vote in 2024. Pew Research issued an excellent report on the 2024 voting patterns.
littlemissmartypants
(29,235 posts)niyad
(126,581 posts)Nobody here is going to do your work for you.
niyad
(126,581 posts)twodogsbarking
(15,331 posts)littlemissmartypants
(29,235 posts)Interesting!!
❤️
sl8
(16,730 posts)Last edited Fri Aug 1, 2025, 10:16 AM - Edit history (1)
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/09/humans-are-unusually-violent-mammals-but-averagely-violent-primates/501935/https://www.nature.com/articles/nature19758
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A new study looks at rates of lethal violence across a thousand species to better understand the evolutionary origins of humanitys own inhumanity.
Ed Yong | Sep 28, 2016 | Science
Which mammal is most likely to be murdered by its own kind? Its certainly not humansnot even close. Nor is it a top predator like the grey wolf or lion, although those at least are #11 and #9 in the league table of murdery mammals. No, according to a study led by José María Gómez from the University of Granada, the top spot goes to the meerkat. These endearing black-masked creatures might be famous for their cooperative ways, but they kill each other at a rate that makes mans inhumanity to man look meek. Almost one in five meerkats, mostly youngsters, lose their lives at the paws and jaws of their peers.
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https://today.duke.edu/2024/12/pups-powerful-meerkat-matriarchs-pay-price-their-moms-status
In meerkat society a dominant female is in charge. Growling, biting, pushing and shoving to keep others in line, the meerkat queen wields absolute power over her subordinates, who have to help raise her pups.
The matriarchs bullying behavior is fueled by high levels of testosterone that can surge to twice those of her male counterparts when shes pregnant.
But while this chemical boost gives her a competitive edge and helps her keep the upper hand, it can also take a toll on the health of her offspring, said Duke professor of evolutionary biology Christine Drea, who co-authored the research with her then-graduate student Kendra Smyth-Kabay.
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I'm pretty sure that naked mole rat queens (?) also achieve and maintain dominance over potential competitors by violence and intimidation.
niyad
(126,581 posts)remove it to a more appropriate forum. And read the terms of this group.
littlemissmartypants
(29,235 posts)Womens Rights and Issues Forum, sl8.
This group is a place for members to discuss all issues affecting women in the U.S. and globally. Our goal is to keep this forum friendly, polite and respectful. If you agree with the necessity of women's rights advocacy and believe in furthering the legal & cultural rights of women then this is the place for you.
The Science forum can be found here:
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1228
Anthropology here:
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1229
Parenting here:
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1160
And Deaf/Hard of Hearing here:
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1148