Let me start by saying, I am not anti-women. I love women, and feel that they in every respect should be considered equal. This essay isn't a shot at the fairer sex, more an editorial on the conditions of the world.
So, Why? You are asking yourself. How could I possibly make such a bold statement? What rock have I crawled out from under? What time-warp am I living in? Let me explain:
1. Physicality
There are a number of reasons why men will rule the world. The first is the easiest to explain. Pure physical contruction. When man was created, he was a marvel of construction, and still is. Though not nearly as attractive as the female, our bodies are made bigger, stronger, more able to withstand the rigors of frontier life.
Assuming that the origins of man's reign occur in a more primitive time, I'll establish how our contruction aided us in our conquest.
Size and strength were the two main factors in establishing our dominance. Being larger, men were able exert our will over the less stronger women, and even smaller men of the time. Our physical prowess helped us in physically changing the landscape and build shelters. Each one larger and more complex than the previous one. Even today, larger more imposing men still exude a dominance that cows others into following our will, even though there are laws and civil niceties which keep us from fighting to claim "turf".
In times gone by, the leaders of a country or nation were largely decided by who could kick the most ass. The fact that someone was wise was important too, but brains without brawn never made a village Chief. For safety reasons, the smaller, less imposing people gladly subjugated themselves to the strong, for survival. So at least historically speaking, size and strength equals ruling the roost.
There is also the matter of the male body, aiding in becoming a ruler, by the matter of how it is designed. Greater height (in most cases) helped us see farther, and build higher. In fact, even today, who reaches the things off the top shelf?--Men. Our more rugged construction enabled us to survive in harsher environments. And then there is the matter of our man-bits. Is there ever a more ingenious design? They're self-regulating when it comes to temperature. When it's hot, they stretch our for cooling. When it's cold, they pull up close to retain precious body heat. When it's very cold, they seemingly crawl up inside, as if they know how imperative they are to procreation of the species. Then finally, the exterior nature of the plumbing allows us to relieve ourselves without sitting down. This makes it much easier to do it on the go, whether we're in battle, on a job site, or simply on our way home from the bar after a few too many.
2. Mentality
Mentality can mean many things, for those who are detractors, it means we could just be mental. But what I'm talking about here is more the mind-set that sets us up as the leader, the one always searching for the next opportunity, or next innovation.
Men think with a different part of their brains, and though I am not a scientist, and this isn't a scientific essay, this is a scientifically proven fact. We are more linear, objective thinkers, less prone to make emotional decisions. Our logical thought processes create laws to govern, inventions to make life better, and methods to defeat our opponents, in both war and business. All the time, thinking of ways to set ourselves up as the leader, and ways to maintain that status.
Men also have a crucial feature that can sometimes be considered a flaw, but is imperative in our domination of the world, both past and present. Greed. Without our insatiable need for more, humanity would never have stretched out our boundaries to encompass the globe, we would never have progressed past sticks and fire, we never would have populated the planet. Sure women have been noted for wanting more things, but when it comes to being Greedy, men have a handle on the market. We want it all, and then a little more, and are willing to do most anything within our means to achieve it. I would hazard to suggest that most of the world's great achievements can be traced back in some way, to the greed of men.
Male mentality is prevalent in all we do. When we walk into a situation, we look to see how we can become the dominate it. When we walk into a bar, we immediately assess the other men in it to see who we can beat up, or get beaten up by. When we walk into a group of people, we see who we can bring around to our will, whether by verbal means or otherwise.
This is not to say that as we walk around, all men are going to beat up everyone around them, and try to procreate with all the women they come across. It is to suggest though, that there beneath the surface in every one of us, is the instinct to become the leader, and the potential to become the leader. It is this instinct, that will insure that though there may be women world leaders, the world will always be ruled by men.
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