Anti-government unrest in the Ukraine has gotten most of the recent headlines, but it looks like the socialist Nirvana in Venezuela is headed in the same direction. Anyone who thinks that there is no such thing as left-wing authoritarianism suffers from serious delusions. Some interesting politically incorrect observations: Female Venezuelans seemed to be disproportionately involved in pro-Chavez and now pro-Maduro demonstrations. According to this AP
report "The crowd made up mostly of women danced in the street and carried photos of the late president Hugo Chavez." Many are shown over the years clutching pictures of Chavez. Perhaps the pictures have replaced rosaries for many.
Studies show that women tend to be more liberal, pro-socialist, and anti-gun etc. than men. According to Wikipedia:
"The various polls (
Gallup,
CBS,
Times Mirror Center,
Time,
CNN) all found women and men to divided, ranging from 10-25 percentage points, on all of the following issues
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- Increased role of government
- U.S. military intervention
- Healthcare and welfare
- Firearms restrictions
- Affirmative action to achieve racial equality"
As a generality and certainly not applicable to all women, women are or become "nesters". This is particularly true of most married women and mothers. Security is among the highest of priorities.
ReplyDeleteSo, promises of support are welcome, particularly to those with lower incomes. Government programs to stave off poverty. Gun control to increase perceived safety.
I view it as biological hard-wiring. In no way unnatural.
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