… why should we be surprised about the Trumps and Musks and Thiels or our world?… of the Putins for that matter… until there is a sea change in cultural attitude away from capitalism and patriarchy, it will be this way…

The very concept of “being a man” and a “real man” has always implied that when necessary men can take action that breaks the rules, that is above the law. Patriarchy tells us daily through movies, television, and magazines that men of power can do whatever they want, that it’s this freedom that makes them men. (bell hooks, All About Love)