Quoting Jill
"Why did men let themselves suppress women?"
This is an esoteric question, and the sequitur to it is
- all bad goes back to its source
following the theory of incarnation those men will have to look for a
similar suppression/violence/anguish and pain in order to be able to reach
understanding,
and finally they will forgive themselves for what they have done,
amen.
From: "Jill Jones" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: "form"
> On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 08:28 PM, Chris Emery wrote:
>
> > A couple of questions on this thread . . .
> >
> > What do folk think about why did women allow themselves to be
> > suppressed?
>
> What about this question, then?
>
> Why did men let themselves suppress women?
>
> As for apathetic, I agree with Liz.
>
> Would you ask the same questions about black people, or the working
> class, or religious minorities etc etc?
>
> Goodness gracious me. I think the words violence and legal (and
> religious) sanctions are relevant here. Sure, there is often what you
> might like to see as complicity - when people cannot find freedom they
> may become, to some extent, complicit so they may survive, or their
> children etc.
>
> Jill
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