Timothy Birdnow

Here is something that has a bearing on our modern era although I doubt the researchers realize it:

"A new study on wild spotted hyaenas shows that in this social carnivore, females dominate males because they can rely on greater social support than males, not because they are stronger or more competitive in any other individual attribute. The main reason for females having, on average, more social support than males is that males are more likely to disperse and that dispersal disrupts social bonds. The study by scientists of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW, Germany) and the Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (ISEM, France) was published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.

Spotted hyaena females are often portrayed as archetypes of powerful and ferocious females. They are on average heavier than the males, have highly masculinised outer genitalia (a 'pseudo-penis' and a 'pseudo-scrotum'), and usually occupy the highest position in the society. But according to the new study, it is not their manliness that allows them to dominate males. "When two hyaenas squabble, the one that can rely on greater social support wins, irrespective of sex, body mass or aggressiveness," explains Oliver Hoener, head of the Ngorongoro Hyena Project of the Leibniz-IZW. Differences in social support between two individuals correctly predicted who will be the dominant in almost all encounters and in all contexts—between natives and immigrants, members of the same and different clans, residents and intruders, and individuals of the same and opposite sex. Female dominance thus emerges from females being more likely to receive greater social support than males. "What is so fascinating is that it all works without any direct involvement of other hyaenas," says Colin Vullioud, Hoener's colleague at Leibniz-IZW and first author of the study. "In the end, it's all about assertiveness and how confident a hyaena is of receiving support if needed." End excerpt.

So female hyenas wear the pants in the hyena world precisely because they stick together while the men don't. Interesting.

Does anyone else see the parallel between female hyenas and liberals? Not just feminists, but liberals in general succeed despite having fewer numbers, bad ideas, and generally unpopular policies BUT they are better organized than their conservative opposition and they stick together no matter what. In the end they come out on top.

Think about how many Republicans failed because they did not receive adequate support from other Republicans. Take Todd Akin, who lost to Claire McCaskill back in 2012 when he put his foot in his mouth and the Democrats shrieked in faux outrage. Republicans ran for the tall grass, leaving Akin alone to twist in the wind. In the end McCaskill won that election handily. Had the GOP circled the wagons she wouldn't have.

Think about Roy Moore in Alabama. Think about any number of Republicans who made mistakes and were disowned by the GOP.

For that matter, look at the last election; the Democrats stole 14 House seats, several governorships, and a couple of Senate seats. Why? Democrats were determined to win in those places and they moved in a coordinated fashion to steal these elections. Republicans were caught by surprise.

I once pointed out that liberals are wolves and Republicans are Bison. Bison will face off with wolves, but eventually one will turn and run and then they all flee in panic, giving the wolves the opening to take down as many bison as they please.

This story makes it clear that, in nature, those3 who stick together succeed. For far too long Conservatives have failed by breaking ranks.

And it should be pointed out that in hyena society females wind up dominant over males because they are the more social. I would argue that is why feminism has been so successful; they have spent decades trashing men as the root of all evil and yet they continue to flourish, precisely because men are not as well organized. In a more natural society the men would have long ago put a stop to this. But too many break ranks, and that is because liberal men tend to identify with female thinking more than with their male compatriots.

We can learn from this.

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