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Emancipation?

  Nothing has changed. Men have the power: they have always felt entitled to it and they still are. "Emancipation" is just a word to be mocked because men remain in charge of the world's most vital matters. Women are still considered and expected to be pleasant decorations, needed to adjust and soften the atmosphere. ​And yet, despite this low level of consideration, that role is another kind of power nonetheless! It is a power that voracious women embrace and learn to wield in order to dominate, yet without ever clearly affirming this "dominant" role. This type of apparently "submissive power" is much easier to deny and far harder to measure. ​You see this dynamic very clearly in the Mediterranean countries, where the Arab domination left deep roots. In the northern countries it seems less evident. And yet a widespread, creeping hatred towards women remains very strong. The fact that a Swedish author, Stieg Larsson, wrote Men Who Hate Women, it shows ...

Last night full moon

 

I like festivities when they are compact. One or some sequential days. I don't like them when they come in a very narrow sequence, like Xmas, New Year's Eve, Epiphany, where each one comes after seven days plus the Sundays in-between. 

There is a general stress during winter holidays. The intense need to buy: decorations, presents, food. People get really stressed. Shop assistants are stressed. The general vibe is stressed. 

I try to avoid shops and offices in these three weeks, although it is not always possible. And now we have almost reached the end. Tomorrow it will be the last day of the winter holidays. Children will go back to school. And I will go out for my grocery shopping, relieved that it is over. 

Nevertheless, I had really nice days. Everything quiet, smooth, delicate. In fact I enjoyed them all. And yet, it was too much!

[In the picture the full moon and Jupiter. It makes me always happy when Jupiter or Venus greet me from the sky!]


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