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Dividualist's avatar

I'm sorry, Robin, but it is completely wrong to say people dislike dominance or consider it a bad thing. If my leader is a scary boss, it follows that he can defend me and the ingroup against our enemies.

Mussolini and suchlike were genuinely popular, but not for their prestigious virtues but because by polarizing everything in enemy and friend terms, people, afraid of the enemy, wanted a dominant leader, not a prestigious one.

Every time we praise a tough dude, a badass, an alpha male who does not take no shit from others, every time we praise owning or pwning others, every time we say stuff like "I came to chew gum and kick ass and I am out of gum", every time post the virgin vs. chad meme, we praise dominance.

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Dawson Allen's avatar

Dude Robin these posts often bum me out. I remember sucking up to good looking people in school instead of smarties from my classes. I think u r right

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