Around 3:00, I should say that the Yoruban culture accepts death for cultural reasons, whereas western culture denies the presence of death except for during the war. But most people in positions of power (like Simon and Jane) are too far from "actual death" to understand its gravity and impact on society. It is all happening "far away" and even Jane says they must "have a black-out drill from time to time" just to remember there IS a war on. Basically, the Yoruba seem to embrace necessary death, whereas western cultures try to hide from it.
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Around 3:00, I should say that the Yoruban culture accepts death for cultural reasons, whereas western culture denies the presence of death except for during the war. But most people in positions of power (like Simon and Jane) are too far from "actual death" to understand its gravity and impact on society. It is all happening "far away" and even Jane says they must "have a black-out drill from time to time" just to remember there IS a war on.
Basically, the Yoruba seem to embrace necessary death, whereas western cultures try to hide from it.
So presumably in matriarchy everything goes too slow and never goes anywhere?