> I think it's a bit reductionist to attribute election results to hormone imbalance.
I very carefully did not attribute election results solely to that cause :)
Russian funding and mass media covert ops are likely more to blame[1][2]
At the same time, I do think that there's room to explain why vast swathes of the US has a very "I've got mine, fuck you" attitude. This also seems to be somewhat recent, because "Universal right to food" was one of the things proposed in, I want to say the 40s-50s? as one of the basic fundamental rights. Which, outright couldn't happen now with the current state of American Politics.
[2]: idk there's a laundry list of news outlets confirming both of these points, if someone wants to argue about it then it's likely we'll never agree in the first place, as the evidence has been widely available for almost a decade now and is very clear in terms of evidence of Russian influence in voter manipulation, general public opinion manipulation, and outright paying off politicians and working to inflate the puritanical right wing.
Oh for sure, I agree with you on that. This reminds me that as far back as during the french revolution, in 1789, some "radical republicans" succeeded in putting a droit de subsistance, right to sustenance, in the very first constitution. That right would guarantee some form of food and shelter for everyone. It was removed in the second constitution by the bourgeoisie, of course.
Those ideas are far from new, and I'm afraid to never see them implemented in my lifetime, but I remain hopeful and will still advocate for them however I can.
I very carefully did not attribute election results solely to that cause :)
Russian funding and mass media covert ops are likely more to blame[1][2]
At the same time, I do think that there's room to explain why vast swathes of the US has a very "I've got mine, fuck you" attitude. This also seems to be somewhat recent, because "Universal right to food" was one of the things proposed in, I want to say the 40s-50s? as one of the basic fundamental rights. Which, outright couldn't happen now with the current state of American Politics.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ5XN_mJE8Y
[2]: idk there's a laundry list of news outlets confirming both of these points, if someone wants to argue about it then it's likely we'll never agree in the first place, as the evidence has been widely available for almost a decade now and is very clear in terms of evidence of Russian influence in voter manipulation, general public opinion manipulation, and outright paying off politicians and working to inflate the puritanical right wing.