Just look at history, there was a time in the 19th century where to be really considered a man in the British military you needed a beard, so that's why we have so many pictures of them with big bushy beards.

That's the light version, our current demonising and demoralising of men in general is to promote the mass maim and drugging movement. Removing of any positive male role models so the boys not buying into the cut yourself cult will gravitate to whatever is left so you see the rise of your Tate's.