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Imperialism Inc.

(2,495 posts) Sat Oct 8, 2016, 07:15 PM Oct 2016

Alpha male?

These bastards don't believe in evolution do they? So how is it they are discussing human behavior in terms of primate behavior?

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Alpha male? (Original Post) Imperialism Inc. Oct 2016 OP

Another howling dog whistle from Trump to his base. misterhighwasted Oct 2016 #1

There aren't any human alpha males .... sinkingfeeling Oct 2016 #2

Not so much in animals, either Warpy Oct 2016 #3

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

1. Another howling dog whistle from Trump to his base.

Reply to Imperialism Inc. (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 07:20 PM

Oct 2016

Sick.

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)

2. There aren't any human alpha males ....

Reply to Imperialism Inc. (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 07:57 PM

Oct 2016

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/head-games/201412/are-alpha-males-myth-or-reality

But is there really such a thing as a human alpha male? Scientists have their doubts.

Warpy

(111,267 posts)

3. Not so much in animals, either

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:01 PM

Oct 2016

That one bullying male who got all the females in any group? Turns out genetic analysis found out up to 40% of the offspring weren't his, depending on species. The "alpha male" fiction was largely a result of having mostly male animal behaviorists and anthropologists for well over a century, from the time those specialties first developed until quite recently.

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