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As time goes on, I think there are two surveys which provide the most valuable insight into the voters of Brexit Britain and Trump’s America.
The first, from 2021:
What wild animals do you think you can beat in a fight?
As a follow-up infographic, the US survey showed the answers provided by men and women.
While there was a gap (particularly on the question of fighting a goose) the trends remained disturbingly stable.
God bless and save you, 8% of Americans who think they can defeat an elephant in a fist fight.
The second survey I think about when I try to understand our neighbours to the West is also from YouGov, in 2019.
It asked 1,732 men and women a simple question:
“Do you think if you were playing your very best tennis, you could win a point off Serena Williams?"
12% of men (and 3% of women) said they thought they could.
Taken together, this does suggest that there are 4% of American men who believe they could win a fistfight with an adult wolf but who also acknowledge they will not win a tennis point against Serena Williams.
In a way, I admire those 4% of men. (And hope they continue to never encounter a wolf).
@Liamo @Tupp_ed YouTube comment threads are full of men who think they could easily take on women who are professional fighters in MMA promotions. It's cringeworthy. These are some of the toughest athletes on the planet, and you think your cottage cheese ass would last 5 seconds? You're coronary heart disease waiting to happen! 
@Liamo I love this so much. No matter how many times I see it, and know what it says, I still audibly laugh at it. Gold!
