No, it's not the best possible solution - ancient Mesopotamia was hardly a utopia. And although I've characterised it as practical rather than political, there are a heap of assumptions about men and women underlying it. But it is a working compromise which aims to solve the problem without laying blame or invoking lofty principles.
But speaking now as a fellow Australian - letting a fire burn?! Are they INSANE???!!!
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Date: 2010-10-17 11:48 pm (UTC)But speaking now as a fellow Australian - letting a fire burn?! Are they INSANE???!!!