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yardwork

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17. Misogyny in the U.S. stems from our myths, I think.
Thu Nov 7, 2024, 10:31 AM
Nov 2024

America has myths that say we were founded by rugged individualist men, building a democracy from the wilderness. This is a potent and very appealing myth. It leads Americans - men and women - to admire brash white men. There is strong cultural pressure to choose them as leaders.

Yes, I think it's a U.S. thing.

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Exit poll results per Reuters [View all] surfered Nov 2024 OP
Elon and Vladimir hacked the tabulators Meadowoak Nov 2024 #1
How? They aren't connected to the internet. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #2
I don't know, maybe through an update. something isn't right. Meadowoak Nov 2024 #3
Nobody cheated Pototan Nov 2024 #5
yes they certainly are dopes, but Trump has cheated at everything in his life. Now we're supposed to take them at their Meadowoak Nov 2024 #6
Jesus. We don't want to sound like them Pototan Nov 2024 #7
Or the majority of Americans are clueless. nt City Lights Nov 2024 #21
Trump won 45% of women post Dobbs, to Harris 53% Pototan Nov 2024 #4
Misogyny is not JUST men hating women. It is also women hating other women and themselves. LiberalLoner Nov 2024 #10
That kinda sounds like a black "white supremisist" Pototan Nov 2024 #11
But it's a real thing. So many women hate other women. I remember hearing my Aunt by marriage snarl LiberalLoner Nov 2024 #12
The Bible is what drives them. boston bean Nov 2024 #23
Try harder. Lots of women buy into male supremacy. yardwork Nov 2024 #13
You should read more then. róisín_dubh Nov 2024 #14
Well, if all that's true Pototan Nov 2024 #15
Misogyny in the U.S. stems from our myths, I think. yardwork Nov 2024 #17
Jesus Pototan Nov 2024 #18
As a woman, I regularly hear women say terribly sexist things. yardwork Nov 2024 #20
It's what Carville said BlueKota Nov 2024 #8
If the polls are correct the misogyny is really horrifying onetexan Nov 2024 #9
These exit polls say that the Hispanic vote shifted to Trump. yardwork Nov 2024 #16
Here are the latest vote totals. surfered Nov 2024 #19
Once again, don't trust exit polls until December or so. W_HAMILTON Nov 2024 #22
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