The Female Component?                                                                                                                               

Questions and Answers are cited below as "Q" and "A"

1. Q: To what am I referring?

A: Our audience will have noted that within less than a century the female component of civilization has risen generally from ostracism from the public theater, - to acceptance of the female as an equal player with the male.

2. Q: What is the historical factor here?

A: Until approximately the end of the 3rd Century A.D., - a major part of the world was governed essentially by the failing force of Rome.

But, Rome's very existence was challenged effectively by forces mainly out of the North and West.

3. Q: What happened then?

A: Queen Mother Helen of the Roman Emperor Constantine pointed out to her son that the Christians, - who had been cruelly mistreated by the Romans for their faith, nevertheless, had become tremendously popular notwithstanding their lack of any military force.

Queen Mother Helen inspired her son, Constantine, to declare Christianity the religion of Rome, and to give Rome a foundation of now popular faith.

4. Q: What happened then?

A: Jesus and all of his Apostles (or claimed Apostles) through the Apostle Paul, thus vested Rome with faith and gave it strength.

In effect, this became, and continues to this very day to be the foundation for the rule by the Popes.

That Holy Roman Empire faith was attacked by Protestants, - with consequent extensive warfare over long periods.

5. Q: What was the overall effect of all of this?

A: You will note that all of the Popes, and all of the important officers in the Holy Roman Empire (to a considerable extent, a similar situation was confronted by the Protestants) were and are named, led and governed essentially by the male rather than female or shared component.

6. Q: Is there any consequence to all of this?

A: Tremendous.

Government essentially by males has tended to spur fanaticism, force and violence.

On the other hand, Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) is regarded by many as "the greatest monarch that England has ever had."

7. Q: What is the present posture of all of this?

A: Especially since about the 15th Century, and especially since the growing Age of Enlightenment about the 17th Century, there is a growing recognition of the female component in public authority and power.

This is especially so in the last 50 years, with a resulting gradual acceptance of the female's right to share in public affairs, especially those of government.

8. Q: Are there any present verifications of all of this.

A: Very much so. For example, you are now witnessing the induction into the presidency of Chile of a very strong and representative female who is accepted by all Chileans as their leader.

Only a short while ago, Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher of the UK worked very closely with our then President George H.W. Bush to overcome Iraq's (Saddam Hussein) takeover of Kuwait, and also, but working with President Reagan to defend the British Falkland Islands against an Argentine takeover.

In the fall of 2005, Angela Markel, a very winning and competitive leader, was sworn in as Germany's eighth post-World War II leader and its first female chancellor.

Just recently, the U.S. White House has invited the newly elected President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, to visit Washington D.C.

9. Q: What is the present aspect of all of this?

A: In the United States, the recognition of the female component for the 2008 U.S. presidential selection is so strong that a bestseller, Condi vs. Hillary, has issued.

This book leans toward the Republican, i.e., Condoleezza Rice.

The criticism is offered that Hillary tends to play both sides without sufficient adherence to principle.

On the other hand, Condoleezza will be regarded as an integral part of the oil industry and playing a signal role with the Bushes accordingly. Her identification with national security and the oil business will be weighed along with the fact that she was provost at Stanford University and is a gifted authority on music, Russia and its language, etc.

An even clearer indication of the change in the status and function of women is annexed to this Plain Talk: "On Engine 22, It's Women Who Answer the Bell," The New York Times, Monday, January 23, 2006.

10. Q: What is that overall consequence?

A: Many sources, including hints in the DaVinci Code bestseller suggest that male leadership is more likely to erupt into the employment of force as well as fanaticism.

There is a feeling that female leadership (especially in democratic countries) is likely to lead to choice of peaceful solutions rather than war.

Specifically, it is suggested that, - after 9/11, if the President of the United States were Hillary or Condoleezza, it is highly unlikely that such a President would have chosen war, including in Afghanistan, Iraq and other theaters of action where she was in position to lead by negotiation to avoid the employment of force.

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