Comments on: Windows, Solar-Power and George Monbiot http://www.genomicon.com/2010/03/windows-solar-power-and-george-monbiot/ The Crowd-Sourcing of Intelligent-Design Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:08:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.genomicon.com/2010/03/windows-solar-power-and-george-monbiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 admin Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:01:37 +0000 http://www.genomicon.com/?p=3990#comment-1598 Being an earthling with a fairly wide orbit, I've lived under two female PMs. One was a nightmare, the other was great : Maggie Thatcher (UK), Helen Clarke (NZ). My current UK MP is a woman - and she's fantastic. First time in my life where I've actually felt as though I was being represented. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Lucas So yea - as a matter of principle, I'd say absolutely - as a matter of experience... yea... usually... but don't forget that there are Sarah Palins and Maggie Thatchers out there. Women are generally better at politics than men... they're cleverer at communication etc - what they're not so good at is pack-behaviour, and pack-behaviour is at the heart of conservative-fear-reflex - which is (alas) a central psychological building block in... well... power, I guess. So... maybe the problem isn't "not enough women in positions of power", but the fact that there are positions of power at all. Being an earthling with a fairly wide orbit, I’ve lived under two female PMs. One was a nightmare, the other was great : Maggie Thatcher (UK), Helen Clarke (NZ).

My current UK MP is a woman – and she’s fantastic. First time in my life where I’ve actually felt as though I was being represented. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Lucas

So yea – as a matter of principle, I’d say absolutely – as a matter of experience… yea… usually… but don’t forget that there are Sarah Palins and Maggie Thatchers out there.

Women are generally better at politics than men… they’re cleverer at communication etc – what they’re not so good at is pack-behaviour, and pack-behaviour is at the heart of conservative-fear-reflex – which is (alas) a central psychological building block in… well… power, I guess.

So… maybe the problem isn’t “not enough women in positions of power”, but the fact that there are positions of power at all.

]]> By: M.Matias http://www.genomicon.com/2010/03/windows-solar-power-and-george-monbiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1597 M.Matias Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:35:55 +0000 http://www.genomicon.com/?p=3990#comment-1597 Well George, People are all terribly concerned about tomorrow's world. I wonder if more women were head of state, the environment would perhaps might be looked at with a bit more favour/understanding. In Germany it seem to be working that way. Where are the bright sparks of UK and other parts of the world? There is an old addagio that says " behind every great man there is an even greater woman" perhaps we do not have any great man at the moment. Well George,
People are all terribly concerned about tomorrow’s world. I wonder if more women were head of state, the environment would perhaps might be looked at with a bit more favour/understanding. In Germany it seem to be working that way. Where are the bright sparks of UK and other parts of the world? There is an old addagio that says ” behind every great man there is an even greater woman” perhaps we do not have any great man at the moment.

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