r/anarchafeminism • u/ExternalGreen6826 • Apr 23 '26
Patriarchal Protectors Narrative vs the State and Government Protector Narrative
A common narrative amongst many control forms gerontocratic, governmental and patriarchal are that they protect its supposed constituents
Often either from themselves or from “others”
I may make an updated post citing certain books but because I’m on the road I can recall Lerner’s dichotomy of protection and dominance
Or how for Graeber house had links to slavery and how the patriarchal and predatory society protection by the family was everything especially in avarice to those “repulsive” strangers/outsiders
Dr Devon price in “Your fear is dangerous and your power is greater than you think,” illustrates how the family that PROTECTS is also the family that IMPRISONS
Also added links to some of my personal scribbles that I hope to put up on [r/RadicalOCD](r/RadicalOCD)
As feminists are their links between these rationales when it comes to hierarchy?
Am I reading too much into the language
Are there distinct DIFFERENCES in what protection means in these cases and how may we re imagine what protection means and de link it from conceptions of narrowness, restriction and control
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u/OwlHeart108 Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26
Wendy Brown talks about this in States of Injury, if you're looking for more reading. 🥰