WOMEN---We need you to save the Planet

I have been asked if the quote "MAN IS BASICALLY ROTTEN" includes both sexes?

Of course.

I am sorry ladies, but my observations tell me you are rotten, just like us guys. If you doubt this, just watch a bunch of teenage girls interacting or go to a party and listen to how women talk about each other. They can be really mean and just as rotten as the guys.

However, there is a big difference in how the female of the human species deals with her basic rotten nature. From an early age girls demonstrate the ability to control their rottenness better than boys. They are calmer, more cooperative, more empathetic and less violent than boys.

If you look at human societies, there are distinct differences in how the sexes approach issues within groups. Males are more aggressive, more likely to resort to fighting or violence to solve problems, more prone to criminal behavior and are more likely to end up in prison than females.

There has been a pattern of men using their superior strength and threat of violence to subjugate women for thousands of years. Throughout history men have organized tribes, religions, societies and governments so they could keep women in their "place". They seemed to realize that if women took over and ran things, they would not have all the perks of power and control they had been enjoying.

The world's religions are good examples.

Why won't the Catholic Church ordain female priests? The leaders use some excuse from scripture or tradition. The real reason is, women are a threat to their power because they would make better priests. They are better equipped for this job then celebrate men, who sometimes get distracted by other things.

Why do Muslims keep women covered up and uneducated? These leaders are afraid if girls and women see the real world and all it has to offer, they may leave. These guys then would have to do all the dirty jobs themselves, instead of forcing the women to do them.

In the United States the rights and responsibilities spelled out in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were for white men only. The women in this country have had to fight against an entrenched male dominated system for every thing they got. In 2008, for the first time in history, we had a serious female candidate for President. The Congress, State and local governments are seeing increases in female members.

We men have had our chance and our basic rotten nature has resulted in a planet in peril.

It is my opinion that this world would be a lot better place if most of the world's male leaders were replaced by women. War and violence would not stop completely, but its indiscriminate use would disappear, because women just naturally work toward solving disputes with diplomacy. For example, I believe Candelissa Rice used her diplomatic skills to keep the Bush/Cheney team from going to war with Iran. Obama's choice of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State was masterful.

Ladies it is your time. The World needs your love, empathy, compassion and diplomaic skills if we as a species are to make it to the next millenium .

Good luck Bridget.