Editing Ynglism (section)

====Family and politics====
The Ynglist Church is concerned with the health of the Russians, and other Slavic peoples, and of the family as any folk's fundamental unit, and its values are exceptionally [[conservatism|conservative]].{{sfnm|1a1=Aitamurto|1y=2016|1pp=88–89|2a1=Golovneva|2y=2018|2p=343}} They emphasise that men are innately disposed towards "public" life and spiritual quest, while women fulfill themselves in the "private" life of the family at home and in the function of reproduction.{{sfn|Aitamurto|2016|p=86}} Kaarina Aitamurto described the church as strongly [[patriarchy|patriarchal]]; the social model that Ynglism proposes is the traditional hierarchy of the family, headed by male elders.{{sfn|Aitamurto|2008|p=4}} The ''veche'' (assembly) of the church itself is conceived as the gathering of these elders, the fathers.{{sfn|Aitamurto|2008|p=4}} According to Ynglist beliefs, women are "so tied to their natural task of reproduction" that they may not reach the same intellectual and spiritual achievements of men, who are naturally more prone to the abstract thinking that is needed for political assignments.{{sfn|Aitamurto|2008|p=4}}

Ynglism is critical of modern Western [[liberal democracy]], and espouses instead an ideal of democracy that is more similar to ancient [[Greek democracy]].{{sfn|Aitamurto|2008|p=5}} According to the Ynglists, universal suffrage leads to unwise decisions and ultimately to the disruption of society, because the majority of people are not wise.{{sfn|Aitamurto|2008|p=5}} In their view, modern liberal democracies are dictatorships of the "biggest minorities", whereas ancient Slavic ''veche'' and ''mir'' were based on "consensual decision-making".{{sfn|Aitamurto|2008|p=5}} The Ynglists propose the traditional Russian principle of ''[[samoderzhavie]]'', a word they interpret as "people ruling themselves", claimed to be the highest "true will of the people" which comes to be incarnated and exercised by a wise ruler.{{sfn|Aitamurto|2008|p=5}}