Came across another good substack today on my internet travels:
original: https://dennisonwrites.substack.com/p/why-your-son-is-right-wing
archive: https://archive.is/6Idmx
We trapped these kids in an ideological straight jacket against which they were not allowed to resist. Against which resisting made them evil. Then we gasped in horror when they aged out of our stewardship and decided that, actually, they’d had rather enough of all that.
Not to be hyperbolic, but what we did to these guys was something like abuse. What we did to their childhoods was something like theft. And we would have no trouble - none at all - understanding that if it had been any other group on the receiving end. We caused them to come of age in a world that hated and blamed them, and that never missed an opportunity to remind them of just how much.
10 years. For 10 years, we did this.
We also ruthlessly punished any liberal voices that dared extend them comfort or encouragement. Thus ensuring that the only supportive voices they could hear from were the toxic ones who’d made “cancel-proof” edge-lording their whole brand.
I know this is a bit long, but I think it is very good.
The notable thing is that the Republicans and Trump don't even explicitly court or acknowledge the discrimination & the plight of the young White men.
They might mock the ideology of their woke ID pol opponents. But they are still too cowardly to advocate for Whites or young males as neglected & oppressed voting blocs.
well if you court male voters always painting yourself as a victim isnt a good strategy even if its true. Better to just mobilize that build up spite against the opposition. Men rather want a target they can attack, while women love the victim role more, thats also why they love crime drama with female victims and serial killers.
Yeah, that's been a major issue with men's issues for the longest time.
The guys who want you to pity them and be taken care of are the biggest losers that nobody wants to associate with, while the actual men of value who are being held back barely want their suffering to be acknowledged and just want to be left alone to succeed on their own merits.
So in a way, not acknowledging it directly while simply removing the problem likely is the most effective way of fixing it, even if it lacks the feeling of justice being accomplished.
With due respect, this is putting the cart way before the horse.
These "fascist" MAGA politicians are still too afraid to actually utter words like "White" & "male" in an affirmative context.
And the above comments are already worried about leaders even acknowledging the elephant in the room problem goes against "muh stoicism".
Its not about stoicism, its about condescension. Grown men generally do not enjoy being treated like a poor victimized little thing, and will be less likely to go along with someone who treats them as such. Its why rape and domestic violence against men will never be given the daylight it deserves, no matter how much people harp and try to destigmatize it.
I don't need Trump to validate me or my struggles, I just need him to remove the obstacles that I cannot myself.