> I think this is interesting too. To me it seems the attitude stems from conflating gratitude with weakness. More examples I thought of: * Extreme oppositio

> I think this is interesting too. To me it seems the attitude stems from conflating gratitude with weakness. More examples I thought of: * Extreme opposition to mask wearing, perhaps due to conflating nurturing/protecting with weakness. * Stand your ground laws. Backing down from a fight, even when it is neither strategically or tactically logical perhaps is perceived as weakness. * Vehement opposition to environmental laws... (again nurturing/protection). * Fart cars with noisy exhausts and Harleys. Used a s a tool to project aggression, i.e.: the perceived opposite of weakness. * Victim blaming. Sympathy/empathy conflated with weakness? I think this is a rich vein which might yield some insights into aspects of human behaviour. A similar concept has also been discussed in the article "The World's Most Toxic Value System¹. [1]: https://stevedutch.net/pseudosc/toxicval.htm https://stevedutch.net/pseudosc/toxicval.htm" See also: