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kwolf68

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11. As a white male I have theories
Thu Aug 14, 2014, 10:45 AM
Aug 2014

I think many of us are locked in masculine primacy...

I think the Democratic positions at times can be touchy-feely.....

we are pro women
pro environment
we try to help poor people, Democrats try to UNDERSTAND nuance an issue. So instead of, "get to work slacker, pull yourself up by the bootstraps" we look at homeless people differently.
We are typically against the death penalty. Only a pussy wouldn't want retribution for a heinous crime

and the list goes on...

I would wager Democrats are more likely to drive a Prius, not spank our kids, find violence detestable, are peaceniks, etc...traits that some see as ostensibly 'soft'.

To me, it SOUNDS like many men just are not sure about their sexuality so they have to compensate by driving hummers, beating their kids, blowing war trumpets and talking with overt bravado about how tough (and manly) they are and voting Republican is part of the equation---Repukes are always the "tougher" politician. For shit skates, G.W Bush came off "tougher" than John Kerry. While Chimp was hunched over a bar Kerry was serving two tours in Nam. The thanks the OBVIOUSLY tough Kerry gets? They say he planned it so he could run for Prez one day...because afterall Kerry can't be tough, he's a Euro looking Liberal pansy who likes wind farms.


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