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Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era by ilrwbwrkhv on Thursday April 10, 2025 @09:14AM (#43643451)
It's almost like people are complicated and when you are forced to choose between two parties you almost always go for the stronger male person
Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era by hackyhacky on Thursday April 10, 2025 @09:22AM (#43643524)
> It's almost like people are complicated and when you are forced to choose between two parties you almost always go for the stronger male person

That seems like an unfair conclusion not rooted in empirical evidence. How do you explain the numerous democratically elected female heads of state? What does "strong" mean here? Do you think that current US leadership is "strong" or merely "loud"?

Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era by JohnFen on Thursday April 10, 2025 @09:45AM (#43643719)
I'm not sure that observations match this hypothesis, actually. But this

> the stronger male person

raises an interesting point (ignoring the "male" part) -- there isn't any real consensus on what attributes indicate "strength" (for instance, there are a lot of people who consider Trump strong, and a lot of people who equally consider him weak).

So the hypothesis could be true, but not terribly enlightening.

Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era by AnimalMuppet on Thursday April 10, 2025 @09:19AM (#43643496)
People are complicated and their behavior can be predicted by a single variable?
Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era by fifilura on Thursday April 10, 2025 @09:24AM (#43643542)
I thought the GP comment was interesting. The hypothesis that if the decision becomes too complicated you just give up and fallback to the strong male.

Like the reptile brain gets enabled if you loose the overview.

Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era by ilrwbwrkhv on Thursday April 10, 2025 @12:37PM (#43645622)
This is what I meant. Thanks for clarifying.
Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era by MonitorBird on Thursday April 10, 2025 @09:26AM (#43643564)
Behaviour in a closed system choosing between the alpha, sound familiar to any animal behaviour? Oh, but we are so much more than that. We aren't animals, we are developed people. Fascinating behaviour isn't it, Muppet.
Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era by kahrl on Thursday April 10, 2025 @09:41AM (#43643673)
People are complicated.....they vote for the strongman. You realize how those two things you said are diametrically opposed???? Stupid.
Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era by watwut on Thursday April 10, 2025 @10:20AM (#43644061)
That does not explain vote for Trump who is basically anti-masculine. He is basically walking stereotype of hysterical mind changing woman ... except in male shape.
Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era by dymk on Thursday April 10, 2025 @10:24AM (#43644106)
No, it still explains it. Society does not treat men and women doing or saying the same things the same way. Men are “assertive”, women are “bossy”.
Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era by myvoiceismypass on Thursday April 10, 2025 @10:00AM (#43643854)
Speaking for yourself buddy.