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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I live in a very conservative neighborhood and can say that stubbornness seems to play a huge, huge part of it. But I also wouldn't discount the insecurity that plays into a lot of conservative men as well. The kind that buys huge trucks, just to commute to an office job. The kind that tries overly hard to impress you in weird "manly" ways, like always having a beer in their hand when they know you're coming over for something.

Basically half the guys around here are either stubborn dickheads who do things like refuse to tell their wives when they're going out of town for work - and the other half are dudes constantly trying to validate their manhood by projecting a flimsy aura of toughness. Frankly, it's exhausting.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

dickheads who do things like refuse to tell their wives when they're going out of town for work

lol wait what?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, that was a very personal reference to a neighbor of mine. He does it all the time, so she'll do stuff like make dinner and then he just doesn't come home. When she texts him to find out if he's working late, he'll be like "I had to fly to Montana for work."

He's the most stereotypical stubborn Republican that I can imagine. He considers himself a libertarian because he doesn't want to pay taxes for pesky things like roads and schools. But he also has very strong feelings that women shouldn't be able to get abortions, which shouldn't really jive with the small government thing. He's a solid red voter down ballot every election.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This reminds me of a coworker I had who used to call the Department of natural resources and try to convince the poor clerk that he shouldn't have to pay for a fishing license for him and his wife because gay people have the right to get married. I still don't understand the logic on that but that's what I overheard.

He then went on to attempt to abduct the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He then went on to attempt to abduct the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer.

Well that certainly took an abrupt, if not entirely unexpected, turn.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Trust me, it did for everyone that worked with the guy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

like always having a beer in their hand when they know you're coming over for something.

I mean, there's an alternate explanation for this one - it's not only when they know you're coming over, they just have a problem.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Nah. I have friends that are alcoholics and this guy ain't one. But a beer in his hand and a giant truck in the driveway might make you think he's a blue collar bad ass instead of a skinny nerdy engineer.