I think the conservative politics of a lot of American men is connected to insecurity about their masculinity. In other words, their political views are a substitute for the lack of something. The theory explains diverse phenomena--for example, this. According to themselves, conservatives are manly and realistic. Liberals, meanwhile, whimper and whine portentously, in the manner of chicks and queers, most of whom are liberals, etc.
But what, then, to make of all their portentous whining? Rush Limbaugh wanting to own a football team--that, I can understand. It's all the crybaby sour grapes when his gambit fails that I do not get. Check this out. They sound like their own parody of a puffed-up, whiney liberal. Wha! wha! wha! They like the free market, except for when they don't. Wha! wha! wha!
Everyone's against them! Wha! wha! wha! Etc.
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