tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19771423.post113446664841491060..comments2023-10-09T16:01:35.177+01:00Comments on Around Robin: how men areRobin Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731689471696298055noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19771423.post-1134577623269684862005-12-14T16:27:00.000+00:002005-12-14T16:27:00.000+00:00I wonder if some of that "gotta do what you gotta ...I wonder if some of that "gotta do what you gotta do" is appealing to men in a completely separate way from the "macho man" aspect the article is talking about. Isn't the appeal largely about cutting through the bullshit of the modern world? And by bullshit, I mean "complexity".<BR/><BR/>Whether that means Noam Chomsky berating the history of American foreign policy with a cut-to-the-quick brutal sentence, or Jack Bauer putting a bullet into a suspect's knee because he's not going to deal with the complexities of human rights.<BR/><BR/>The appeal, I think, is about people wanting to emulate people who do not get confused by the confusing world, who see straight through it to its essence without getting distracted or slowed down by all the frills.Olen Steinhauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804228640138136310noreply@blogger.com