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1 " I believe women must radically reconsider every single dollar they spend. The fact is that woman-owned businesses, writers and artists need money to survive. We have to reallocate the limited funds we have as women if we truly want to see changes in women’s lives globally. "
― Trista Hendren , How to Live Well Despite Capitalist Patriarchy
2 " We must begin to reclaim the lives we thirst for—and stop reinforcing the tyranny we were dictated. The structure we uphold is the one that will prevail. "
3 " Capitalist Patriarchy thrives when women shut up and do as they are told. While it would appear (for some of us at least) that if we play by the rules, we will be safe—those of us who begin to rock the boat with our questioning and refusal to STFU know how easy it is to be thrown off the boat altogether—children and all. "
4 " Everything within Capitalist Patriarchy is designed to keep your inner-knowing and body wisdom suppressed. Therefore, in order to thrive despite this system, you must come back into contact with the deepest parts of yourself. As females, we have been taught to deeply hate those parts of ourselves, so they are often the most hidden—buried deep within. "
5 " When we examine how we are contributing to Capitalist Patriarchy with our own time, money and energy—we can reallocate our funds for things that contribute to our liberation instead of our subordination. "
6 " It is time to break the silences that enslave us. Just as Goddess was dethroned thousands of years ago by outright lies and defragmentation, many of the same weapons are used to weaken females today. "
7 " It is Capitalist Patriarchy's goal to keep women exhausted, ill, on-guard, ashamed, numb, distracted and defragmented so that we don't have the time or energy to battle the giant Himself. We must return to ourselves— and to Goddess consciousness—to regain our strength and overturn this abomination. "
8 " The time has come to take a hard look at our realities and declare new ones. "
9 " Women must begin to realize how much has been stolen from us by patriarchy. We have every right to reclaim all of it. No one is going to suddenly hand it back to us, individually or collectively. We must begin to take back portions for ourselves—little by little—until all of it is reclaimed. Every time a woman does so, she inspires more females to do so... eventually creating a tsunami of change. "
10 " The insidious thing about abuse is that it teaches you to continue to mistreat yourself long after the abuser is out of your life—so you are effectively continuing to do his work for him. "
11 " Mother Earth provides for everyone. It is Capitalist Patriarchy that has stolen from Her bounty. "
