Wall Street's death wish: Venus vs. Alpha-males

[NC_Nurse]

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wall-street-armageddon-alpha-male-vs-venus-2010-07-27



ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Yes, Wall Street has a death wish, secretly trying to self-destruct. Can't stop. Don't get it. Wall Street's culture, mindset, brain, psyche -- whatever you call it -- has a saboteur locked deep in the unconscious. Not only are they hell-bent on self-destruction, they're taking America down with them.

Why? It's a "guy thing." Alpha-males have the power. Worse, their death spiral can't end till Venus conquers Mars and its killer instinct -- until we see a new era where women rule not only Wall Street, but Washington and Corporate America. This is a race against time: Alpha-males versus Venus and the feminine mystique. Guys love games. Are women up to it? To win, they must change the rules of the game.
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First, the historical context: Why did we nod yes when we read Stephen Gandel's summary of a new Wall Street in Time?

"Of all the causes of the financial crisis, one of the biggest was a power shift on Wall Street that left the traders in charge," and "with a trader, the goal of every minute of every day is to make money ... So if running the economy off the cliff makes you money, you will do it, and you will do it every day of every week

[The_Commonist]

1. If the women REALLY wanted to...

"...rule not only Wall Street, but Washington and Corporate America..." they could do so in about two weeks.
See Lysistrata.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysistrata

[FiveGoodMen]

2. Well worth a try at this point.

[WhiteTara]

3. unfortunately, we have Phyllis Schlafley and her ilk

who would not even think of opposing "their man"

[Lilith Velkor]

4. Sexist bullshit.

Women are part of the human race, not saints. Given the opportunity, we have just as much capacity for destruction as men. It's the "alpha" part that's the problem - the power, and imbalance thereof - not the "male" part.

And no, you are not going to get all of us bi and str8 chicks to stop fucking men at the same time. Believe it or not, we have sexual urges, we don't just do it to be nice or whatever the fuck it is that people who spout this sort of claptrap believe about women.