re: do most women really care about politics

I was just listening to a pod cast by Stefan Moleneaux about some fundamental differences between the typical worldview of men versus women. It was an intro to the topic of “evil women” and how that group is typically different from “evil men”.

I like Moleneaux and he is very insightful, but he has a habit of overextending his argument beyond a reasonably firm foundation, and he gets ahead of himself. I think that’s a common trait for many super smart people. Nevertheless, he usually makes some logical connections that are very insightful.

Anyway, this particular podcast explores how the biology of women, specifically the evolutionary drive to provide for and protect their children, places in them a primary focus on maintaining access to immediate resources. The group dynamic is rooted in the need to create support systems for this function.

These and other biological instincts, he proposes, makes women more susceptible to arguments of immediate sympathy/empathy, whereas men can be more rooted in abstract principals of right versus wrong, and long term strategies for individual and group success which may seem harsh in the moment.

The immigration caravan issue is an example he cites. He points out that women are hardwired to be more sensitive to the suffering of the people in the caravan, whereas men are more likely to consider the long term consequences of encouraging more people to immigrate illegally.

I’d like to hear from the women on this board, especially the self-identified conservative women. Do you think this argument has merit? Do you notice other women using group dynamics to enforce a collective opinion based on empathy? What makes you different?

Here’s the link: An Introduction to Female Evil

I am female, I vote, and I don't follow group speak or empathy etc.

I tend not to listen to radio talking heads because when I listen, I hear what's said the first time it's said.

I read several newspapers on line, daily, and am horrified at the spin put on. I will go searching for the home town newspaper versions of news items for a more thorough version of a slanted story.

I am interested in foreign governments and I especially read about Merkel and may never understand her reasons.

Nigeria scares me because it is a country with so many riches and so many tribes, religions and ways to self destruct. I also follow some countries where my grandfather served as a diplomat because he used to talk about them, their people, and where he thought they were going to evolve to.

My husband is a lot more media addicted.

No. Not the ones I know. Well, maybe I should really say that very few women I interact with at work and on a more personal level understand politics. They think they do but most of them sound like Ocasio-Cortez.

The more right leaning ones tend to have a better grasp on how political choices impact their day to day lives.

(I’m a woman)

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Conservative female here. I read this board and several other sites daily, but don’t post much - usually due to not having enough time.

I’d say I talk politics much more with my male friends than female friends and with my dad more than my mom. I won’t engage with someone on politics unless I know they’re conservative and I change the subject if a liberal starts in on something. I have no interest in trying to debate. It’s pointless.

I'm gonna have to nominate you for the goat username.

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They think they will change this country for the better. I doubt it

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Why?

Of course they care about politics, especially white suburban women. It is their vehicle to assuage their white guilt. They don't want to give any of their money via taxation, as they'd rather spend it on material goods. That's why the "tax the rich" mantra resonates with them -- they can make someone else pay for their guilt.

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I’d say I talk politics much more with my male friends than female friends and with my dad more than my mom. I won’t engage with someone on politics unless I know they’re conservative and I change the subject if a liberal starts in on something. I have no interest in trying to debate. It’s pointless.

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Yeah, this is pretty much me. Usually when something political comes up with someone I suspect is an sjw or leftist I just change the subject. I’m not going to change their mind. Now, I will drop tiny red pills whenever I get the chance but I won’t directly debate.

women care about security. everything they believe springs from that. security makes anything ok.