People always talk about importance of patriarchy for social replication of capitalism, about how capitalism is always going to buck against any attempts at social progress. But I dunno, neoliberalism has been pretty effective at integrating some forms of feminism and gay rights into its polite society, so I feel at some point a lot of bigotry isn't so much material relations, but just a thing of habit...
So I guess my question is, what exactly are those material conditions and why are they making people reactionary on social issues?
Under patriarchy men are obligated to take care of their wives and must be paid as such. Under neoliberalism they are not.
So while improving freedom and rights the liberal and american project makes us pay for those rights. As with all such thing they find a way to make every improvement a problem.
Neoliberalism and Patriarchy are not mutually exclusive, in fact they are completely entwined.
I recommend reading Silvia Federici and bell hooks on patriarchy.