I have a new xy chromosomer in the house doing electrical work. He tells me he is very interested in the whole political/cultural situation going on right now so this could be interesting. I'm sure there are many things I can straighten him out on.
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Very interesting man. Very well informed but largely on things I am not. Economics and 20th century war history. Just did a degree in psychology & criminology with the open university. Interested in systems of power but mostly economic ones, not identity-based ones.
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Of course, I got him onto gender issues. Definitely not woke. Socially conservative Christian but in full support of gender equality & gets homicidal when women are abused. Thinks feminism has overreached and the pendulum needs to stabilise.
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No mention of race at all & much factual & psychological analysis of allied forces and commonwealth referred to as 'we' so wokeness there unlikely too. Similar eye-rolling at mention of postmodernism & right-wing populism. Still not sure where to place him but I generally approve
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If I had to guess, I would go with economically centre-left, socially centre-right. I have no guilt about indulging my hobby of interrogating cab drivers & people who do work in my house on their politics as he tells me he does exactly the same with his customers if they let him
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I do this a lot. This is a great opportunity to discover what my countrymen are thinking politically and if it's something awful, I never have to see them again.
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But anyway, he says he intends to find and comment on my writing and if so, he might end up here and see me talking about him and can correct me if he chooses! :-/
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Most people are not as polarized as you see on twitter or in the media. That's essentially why the media has lost its pull because it is too far left or right and normal people are a lot more around what we call the center then we get make to believe...
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Perhaps he just concluded you are statistically less likely to understand electricity because of your demographic and manner and he accepts he could be completely wrong about it :)
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Have you considered the possibility that he’s been warned about you?
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These last two sentences made me smile. I think I must be a bad person for savouring them so.
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Clearly the patriarchy is doing your wiring. Run, woman! Run!
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