I slept fitfully and repeatedly dreamed of the migrant family, as enshrined by Christianity.<\/p>\n
La familia sagrada.<\/p>\n
The holy family versus Herod, the king. The family as a bulwark against the state.<\/p>\n
But even the liberal state, which replaces the primacy of clans with intentional communities, is the sum of countless families.<\/p>\n
The interplay between, and within, families is a perennial topic of our political coverage, be it “hard news” or entertainment.<\/p>\n
And yet… a great deal of formal political discourse still relegates family affairs to the fringes, or “special interests”; primarily, to those concerned with the patriarchy\u00a0\u2013\u00a0its proponents and detractors.*<\/p>\n
If feminists are on the fringes, it’s because they are leading the way.<\/p>\n
Justice starts at home. Equality starts at home. The pursuit of life, liberty and happiness starts at home.<\/p>\n
I know these truths have long been known but they remain in a kind of “closet”.<\/p>\n
*postscript<\/p>\n
Eric Levitz<\/a>:<\/p>\n Thus, the bedrock logic of the alliance between social conservatives and reactionary capitalists was this: One valued \u201csmall government\u201d because it (supposedly) enabled the patriarchal family (and\/or racial hierarchy), while the other valued the family because it enabled \u201csmall government.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n *p.p.s. Feb 19, 2019\u00a0<\/p>\n\n