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fencerman t1_jdtx9il wrote

Reply to comment by Petal_Chatoyance in Vivek Venkataraman argues that political equality and proto-democracy were the most common form of political organisation in the "state of nature". These ideals preceded modern liberalism & statehood, and are arguably how humans have lived the majority of our evolution. by Ma3Ke4Li3

> They live in a dictatorial hierarchy, just like the apes they are

That is completely wring on so many levels. Least of all the fact that many of humanity's closest relatives are either matriarchal and/or egalitarian.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bonobo-sex-and-society-2006-06/

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