From the back cover of The Wimp Factor is this illustration that explains so much about the rise of the modern conservative movement:
From hatred of gays to blowing the crap out of the wrong country to prove that we're not weak, it is remarkable how much of this stems from male insecurity. Couldn't these wimps have bought a red sports car or had an affair instead?
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