"The Trump campaign knew that men were his ticket back to power, and it targeted them—pointedly young men, and men of color—with a sophisticated campaign of grievance and disinformation.

Yappari

@wdlindsy This author’s experience was very consistent with the reactions I observed among the teens in my life.

Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

@wdlindsy the worst part of the "manosphere" ecosystem, is the social media which fuels it (like YouTube) seems to have algorithms smart enough mostly *not* to promote it to older men (Gen X and above) who are left leaning, even if your preferences are for "blokes" interests (like cars, electronics), so its easy not to notice how much it is being promoted (especially if you don't have sons of your own, or hang around gyms and such places)

Rabbit

@wdlindsy @Nonya_Bidniss My daughter (15) said what she fears most is that she now has to live in a world where many men her age think emulating Trump is what they are supposed to do, and there is no expectation of consequences.

Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

@wdlindsy here in Britain I find the younger folk are totally divided; they are either 100% "woke" or consider Reform UK (which is more popular with seniors) to be "not hard right enough", this was reflected in the post-election riots, where a *lot* of men from the skilled trades seemed to be involved (to the point I consider there is a risk from stochastic terrorism, especially attacks on CNI (critical national infrastructure) in the medium term)

GVF 🇨🇦

@wdlindsy 16 year-old boys were little shits in my day.

Now they are mindless zombies with 15s attention spans needing constant stimulation.

Only two years before they let them vote.

GVF 🇨🇦

@wdlindsy I hate to ask this, but how many eligible women voters didn't vote?

It was really freaking important.

BronMason

@wdlindsy

Exactly! When trump brought up the size of a dead golfer’s penis, the men in the audience laughed, but it was the laugh of a shared belief in the superiority of having a penis (the bigger the better).
He sent the same message by fellating his microphone—I’m the candidate with a penis.
And trump’s seeming meanderings on wanting to protect women reinforced that only a man can protect the nation & a woman cannot—she needs a man’s protection whether or not she wants it.

Lolicanthe 😺

@wdlindsy
Hi!
Thanks for the share. Could anyone give me the full article please? Since I'm not a subscriber, I can't access the full text but I'd love to show to my French students.
I'd be forever grateful

Patrick

@wdlindsy For the entire country to wake up to the fact that a majority of the country elected a convicted serial rapist and more than likely Pedophile to the highest position of power in the world tells us something about ourselves as a society. 60% white males and 53% white females chose this option. Read my last crime fiction piece titled Circus Freak Nation out on Amazon to find out reasons why

William Lindsey :toad:

@Master_of_Reality Yes, I agree. Thanks for your pointer to your Amazon fiction.

William Lindsey :toad:

@Lolicanthe I'm sorry the gift link did not open for you — and it doesn't for me, either, when I click on it.

You can read the whole article at Webpage Archive:

archive.ph

(archive.ph)

William Lindsey :toad:

@bronakins You're right. Their belief in their superiority is, astonishingly, based on belief that possessing a biological appendage makes them bigger, stronger, mightier, better.

William Lindsey :toad:

@i_gvf I haven't seen that figure, but a lot of folks who "should" have voted didn't do so. Voter suppression is a very effective tool, coupled with apathy and low educational standards.

William Lindsey :toad:

@i_gvf Well-noted and well-stated.

William Lindsey :toad:

@vfrmedia I really do think that the radicalization of younger men is increasingly a global phenomenon, and is being deliberately drive by right-wing actors.

William Lindsey :toad:

@ra6bit @Nonya_Bidniss I'm so sorry. Anyone with daughters right now has every reason to be concerned about their future and well-being.

William Lindsey :toad:

@yappari Sad, for sure, that this is happening.

William Lindsey :toad:

@HeliosPi Thank you for these links. I look forward to reading.

Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

@wdlindsy it is, and was always bubbling under the surface. When I was younger in the 1990s the only reason it wasn't as prevalent is young men were allowed a lot more hedonism (drugs, partying etc), the right wing also clamped down on this which had the effect they had a lot of bitter strung out lads they could recruit from..

William Lindsey :toad:

@vfrmedia Good historical perspective on how things are shifting in this area.