The bar is the male kingdom. For centuries it was the bastion of male privilege, the gathering place for men away from their women, a place where men could go to freely indulge in The Bull Session.

the 'natural' is not necessarily a 'human' value.

Emancipated' women found out that the honesty, generosity, and camaraderie of men was a lie.

(Male) culture was (and is) parasitical, feeding on the emotional strength of women without reciprocity.

the myth of childhood happiness flourishes so wildly not because it satisfies the needs of children but because it satisfies the needs of adults. In a culture of alienated people, the belief that everyone has at least one good period in life free of care and drudgery dies hard. And obviously you can't expect it in your old age. So it must be you've already had it.

The classic trap for any revolutionary is always, 'What's your alternative?

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, will not be given up without a struggle.