Yes to everything here, but unfortunately the patriarchy is also resilient. There is a growing backlash, pitting the notion of protecting individual freedom against the ideal of preserving the common good.

The backlash is akin to claiming that forbidding someone to yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater is a violation of the First Amendment.

And the female patriarchalists like Ingraham and Pirro are having a field day from stoking the flames of backlash.