![]() ![]() There are a lot of commonalities and a lot of overlap between how patriarchal authoritarianism exists in China and how it exists in other countries as well. He’s always praising strongmen rulers around the world. Most recently Bolsonaro in Brazil, is a horrible misogynist. There isn’t a single authoritarian state that embraces feminism, and so that misogyny and subjugation of women underpins all of these strongman-like states. ![]() Have you seen similar tendencies in other world leaders? So when you have single women refusing to get married and have babies, insisting that they control their own bodies, wanting to make their own decisions and not follow the edicts of the Communist Party, then that’s an existential threat to these male leaders. Betraying Big Brother contributes greatly to the fields of gender studies and human rights in Asia. Keeping the family with children together under a man who exerts his authority and a wife who is obedient is seen as critical to political stability. There is also the hyper-masculine personality cult of Xi Jinping, where he presents himself as a father figure and strongman ruler over these male-dominated, harmonious families. ![]() ![]() I think that’s even more important to them than sustaining economic growth. They see the subjugation of women as critical to the party’s survival. Patriarchal authoritarianism is what underpins the longevity of the Communist Party. ![]()
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