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Hmmm....I think there are too many points that could be potential threads by themselves in this thread.
1. "pussification" - I think it means that like its cousin "political correctness", people are too afraid or want to spare feelings and coddle too much. For example: lowering standards so that more people can go to college (just a vague generalization for concept mind you) or having everyone be a winner in a game. Something like that.
In your example: I agree - I voted for Kerry, we lost, lets move on. We can choose to evaluate what went wrong, try to improve and live to "fight" another day. I don't think all the whining exactly endears us to the population at large. In other words, lets be productive, contructive. We hit the bottle in defeat, woke up hungover, now it's time to go back to work, not therapy.
2. I also agree about college not being for everybody. I recall the scene from "Good Will Hunting" about work, honor etc.
3. I get the general sense, that people are sore losers these days. Look at pro sports. They are always complaing about refs or bad calls or something, anything except that they got beat by a better team.
So maybe this "culture of pussification" (sorry to keep using that word) is condtioning people to overlook personal responsibility and accountability.
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