"Patriarchy" originated, first and foremost, in a rejection of the great urban civilizations in the name of a kind of purity, a reassertion of paternal control against great cities like Uruk, Lagash, and Babylon, seen as places of bureaucrats, traders, and whores.
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The world's Holy Books-the Old and New Testaments, the Koran, religious literature from the Middle Ages to this day-echo this voice of rebellion, combining contempt for the corrupt urban life, suspicion of the merchant, and often, intense misogyny. One need only think of the image of Babylon itself, which has become permanently lodged in the collective imagination as not only the cradle of civilization, but also the Place of Whores."

From Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber

rare footage of an allegedly belarussian drone teabagging a russian military A-50 plane

I hope there are people who learn Tate has cancer from this meme channel of all places

Every hospital got the cuck chair (and cuck bed)

Biological attacks on students is a serious crime that has been started against girls and women in Iran. These attacks started 70 days ago in Qom and Borujerd and, now they have expanded and have been reported in more than 60 schools all across Iran. Despite all the worries about students’ health and education, these attacks have not been followed up by the government yet.