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Women and men in politics are equally corrupt, equally vile, equally stupid, EXCEPT:
There is one difference between men and women in politics. Men care for and protect women and children. Men are programmed by a million years of evolution to automatically unconsciously make sure that they care for women and children.
So if men run the government, they may totally screw up, but they will always eventually make sure that women get a decent deal.
Women on the other hand don't care about men one bit. Men's welfare doesn't even appear on their radar screen. It's like a dead zone. Women only care about women and children.
So if you have a lot of women politicians, it is a mathematically inevitable that those women will relentlessly vote more and more benefits to women. Men politicians will ALWAYS go along with them, because men can't help it, they are programmed to help women first.
“In a study examining 157 countries over a nine-year span researchers from Rice University in Houston, Texas have determined that female politicians in democratic governments are less likely to be corrupt.
Justin Esarey, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rice, aided by Gina Chirillo, program assistant for the Central and West Africa team at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs in Washington, D.C., studied female leaders from 1998 to 2007 in "'Fairer Sex’ or Purity Myth? Corruption, Gender and Institutional Context".
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
a reply to: jude11
I think it's time for a woman president... but her name isn't Hillary.
originally posted by: Cuervo
When the man's game allows for only greed and aggression to succeed, it's usually greedy aggressive women who will compete.
originally posted by: Cuervo
a reply to: jude11
Estrogen vs Testosterone absolutely affects a person's value system. You cite women who have done horrible things but think about why there are so few women in the position to do those horrible things. It's a culture that rewards aggression and belligerence, acquisition at any cost if it means a trophy or status symbol is to be gained.
When the man's game allows for only greed and aggression to succeed, it's usually greedy aggressive women who will compete. The game needs to change and with more diversity we bring with the players, the quicker it will do so.
originally posted by: butcherguy
It is time for a competent President that is actually concerned about the country.
It doesn't matter what color, gender or sexual orientation they might be.
originally posted by: chiefsmom
Personally, I think the reason some people say it's "time for a woman" has do with a woman having the capacity for greater compassion.
The problem seems to be, the higher a woman rises in politics, the more compassion she seems to lose.
So, until a woman is able to get up there, with compassion in tact, no, it's not time.
Because goddess knows we have a serious ability for wrath as well.......
And would need the compassion to balance it.
originally posted by: dawnstar
It's time for a decent honest president! I don't care if they call themselves republican or democrat or independent. I don't care weather they are male or female!! I don't care if the are white, brown, yellow, black, or heck they can be green with purple poka dots for all I care! Just give me someone who isn't bought off by the corps and can get through one speech without lying through their teeth!