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[–] 2 points 14 hours ago

my take is that simply dropping "the" from "the patriarchy" does a lot to make it more useful and less uncomfortable to talk about.
It's not some specific thing, people don't have meetings on enforcing The Patriarchy, it's just an effect.
I'm not sure if it's strictly comparable but like, talking about "the democracy" would sound strange, but talking about "democracy" is completely normal.

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