Well, I'm certainly aware of actual fraternity parties with drag being used to humiliate, hell our soccer team tried to make the freshman, and sophomores because when we were freshmen there was a newly created ban, dress in traditionally female clothes. And of course general misogyny and homophobia.
But you've been to a lot of parties where one of the main activities was to denigrate the gullible poor/voting public wrt shady financial stuff?
As far as the average guy's beliefs and behavior, it kinda does. In such societies the behavior of the top level says a lot about the social norms. I mean its not as good as a peer review study or a survey maybe, but fat chance getting evidence of that caliber in an legal manner.
But you've been to a lot of parties where one of the main activities was to denigrate the gullible poor/voting public wrt shady financial stuff?
Was it not clear from the example that I meant bad behavior in a broader sense?
I could go into details, but they'd be irrelevant; the point is that you can paint an unflattering picture of many, many subculture events if you're so inclined, especially if there's drinking involved. All e.g. the "Bailout King" episode tells us is that some people at this specific party interpret as an outgroup people wh...
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