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Democratic Party has been taken over by women, and that this accounts for its views.
It's what worked to keep us alive down to the present day, and those of us who are alive now owe their life to the genetic predisposition of mom and dad to act like women and men.
I do think that men had to be tough enough to defend their women and children from other men if they wanted to have surviving offspring of their own. Males are the defense forces in pretty much all animals from roosters to bulls. The male brain thinks in ways that were selected for by this task. Men understand competition with its winners and losers.
Women are the ones who actually bear children, and generally were not killed by invading armies like the men were. So their main concern was providing their children with food, safety, and a comfort. Women tend to reject competition and don't want anyone to lose. They want all the children to feel good. They are perfectly happy to go with the winner in any fight among men. The invaders seemed kind of sexy, even.
It's what worked to keep us alive down to the present day, and those of us who are alive now owe their life to the genetic predisposition of mom and dad to act like women and men. I'm not saying it's good or bad, only...
It's what worked to keep us alive down to the present day,
Perhaps we could say that the Democratic Party has been taken over by women, and that this accounts for its views.
"If you look past the crude gender stereotype, the mommy party/daddy party frame is actually a useful way to think about politics. Government needs to uplift the poor and protect the vulnerable; it also needs to be mindful of resource limitations, encourage productivity, and conduct its own operations efficiently.
Two parties that put different weight on these values can have productive debates about making government better. But Republicans today are not holding up their end of the division of labor.
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Angelic"smug" and "smirk" both come to mind.
individualismThe individual is the first and most basic unit in society. Collectivism is just made up.
Tenpoundbass saysAngelic"smug" and "smirk" both come to mind.
It also comes down to individualism vs collectivism. The Right is driven by individual merit and accomplishment, where the Left is driven by "we're all in this together" by taking care of the weak and lazy of the species at the expense of the strong.
* Men are driven by individual accomplishment because that is what attracts women.True. This is why the shift to collectivism will slowly kill our species and women will continue to wonder "where are all the manly men?"
* Women are driven to take care of the weak because that is what mothers need to do to have surviving children.
* Those who are winning enjoy it and want to keep what they won.
* Those who are losing don't like it, and want to take from the winners, or change the rules.
* Extreme individuality means putting one's self above the common good.
* Extreme collectivism means that no one has an incentive to work hard.
PrivilegedtobeWhite saysIt also comes down to individualism vs collectivism. The Right is driven by individual merit and accomplishment, where the Left is driven by "we're all in this together" by taking care of the weak and lazy of the species at the expense of the strong.
This conflict will never end, imho. It is inherent in being human in several ways:
* Men are driven by individual accomplishment because that is what attracts women.
* Women are driven to take care of the weak because that is what mothers need to do to have surviving children.
* Those who are winning enjoy it and want to keep what they won.
* Those who are losing don't like it, and want to take from the winners, or change the rules.
* Extreme individuality means putting one's self above the common good.
* Extreme collectivism means that no one has an incentive to work hard.
I agree with what you have said Mell,
The rest of the story is that both left and right are used by the elites to:
1. give us an idea that we have a choice as voters (while behind the scenes both left and right are promoting the elite's agenda in different ways)
2. divide us into groups so that we don't unite and question the elites motives and power
3. consolidate power and further their own agenda
Does anyone really believe that the struggle between leftists and right wingers is giving us the balance we need to maintain our constitutional republic? Or is it just a distraction from the fact that we are on a path to one world government and globalism (which is promoted at times by members of both sides) is one of the means to this end.
This fits with my own theory that conservatism is inherently masculine and liberalism is inherently feminine. The basic divide is in own own brains, and this is a result of the different functions of men and women over evolutionary time. Men were concerned with protecting the borders from invading men who want to kill them and rape their women. Women were concerned with making sure all of the children got enough to eat and were all treated alike.