I wasn't assuming it's obviously bad, I was describing it as a thing social-justice types characteristically crusade against.
As to whether moderate patriarchy is good or bad or mixed or neutral -- I imagine it depends enormously on how you define the term.
The post reads very much like you are implying they are bad, but I'll update on your response that you didn't.
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