In their bid to conquer the city of Jericho, the Israelites sent a pair of spies to the city, where they lodged with the harlot, Rahab.
I had to think for a while before I figured out that the subtext of this story is the mirror image of that in your Man Gearing series, especially in the short fictional piece "The Last Bar on Earth." Rahab's city is about to be sacked by divine decree, and she seizes the opportunity to attach herself and her family to her new Hebrew overlords. Rahab wisely takes the feminine course of action. First, she praises the masculine feats of the Israelites and their God. Then she takes a risk on behalf of the spies and conceals them from her doomed king. Finally, she asks plainly for what she wants, the lives and property of her family preserved in the coming battle.
Joshua 6:9-13
9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:
13 And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
James, this plan worked out for Rahab in the end. Rahab understood implicitly something that is really hard for us girls to accept here in the 21st century, that men are always in charge, one way or another, and your best bet is to use your feminine gifts to work within that frame to secure yourself and your family.
Am I on the right track here, or is this another female derail of the man gearing focus?
Lynn
Lynn, you made the correct point clearly and concisely.
Let’s keep in mind that this hot little harlot also has the advantage of accurate prophecy at her disposal. She knows who is going to win, when in reality, most girls do not know who is coming out on top and their own measures to secure their family’s survival may be fraught with doubts.
Situations in heavily managed states and in post-collapse scenarios are going to be much harder to predict, which makes the woman’s action in Rahab’s position more important, as the issue is in doubt and her loyalty or betrayal may make the difference between the rise and fall of men.
This makes my favorite whore, Delilah, a more practical biblical example of female spies making a difference in a tribal setting.
Also, as I have often warned, men who plot against a powerful enemy or resist an evil state, that is, heroes, patriots, and also criminals, cannot let women into the decision circle and must not confide in their wives, for the women of the underdog, of the men with an obviously less than 50% chance of success, are natural traitors and can be expected to align themselves with the likely victor, not with their ties of blood or soul.
For this reason, men who might defend themselves and their own from anarcho-tyrannical proxy forces may not depend on or confide in women concerning their actions. Also note, that women do not generally support the obvious underdog [the real reason for the paucity of women on the AltRight], but rather the overlord.
(c) James LaFond & Lynn Lockhart
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