Xavi's comments are really, really stupid

First, I would like to forewarn that I generally don't agree with anything written by the columnists at the heavily propagandized, bourgeois newspaper, aka the NYTimes.

But, I won't focus on those problems; instead, I'm going to direct some energy to this fool Xavi. Xavi, who seems as if he's been heartbroken more frequently than Casanova himself. Now, I appreciate the irony of you claiming (very, very incorrectly) that women hold the balance of power in this society. Maybe you should review data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows that women earn roughly 70 cents to a man's $1. Additionally, if women had the power which you claim they have, why would they let society limit the freedom that they possess over their own bodies (think birth control + abortion). Then, this fool goes on to make an outrageous claim about womens' influence over the inflation rate (you don't know shit about the inflation rate - don't even think about disagreeing with me over this point). As if that wasn't enough, he adds in this shit: "[women have] Forced companies and employers to be much more competitive; and being competitive really just means cut costs to make more profit."

You think that the small group of females in this society have the ability to completely revolutionize the global economy? Don't make me laugh.

Lastly, I will make this point in slightly more detail. Depressed and disillusioned families are a result of a political-economic system that emphasizes disparity and competition between individuals. Prior to the 2nd alienation of humans from nature, the agricultural economy generally guaranteed that no single individual could amass wealth and fortune (crops and mineral goods), so the act of one individual acquiring wealth does not necessarily prohibit the ability of other individuals to amass their own wealth. It wasn't until the industrial revolution and the rise of neo-classical capitalism that certain groups became stricken by poverty and poor living conditions. This specific economic system also gave rise to certain social problems as racism, sexism, ageism, prejudice based on religion. You think that by "putting women in the kitchen" that you solve these problems? Let me tell you that these social ills occur far less frequently in societies that emphasize communitarianism, egalitarianism, and nonviolence (if you want to understand what I'm suggesting, you may want to look these words up in the dictionary). You blaming these problems on women in the workplace is like me blaming your idiocy on television; it's only a symptom of the problem, not the root cause.

Please respond - I would love to hear some more old-school sexism.