• maynarkh@feddit.nl
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    9 months ago

    So why do young men feel more represented by right-wing idiots than the “left”? I see comments going “yass slay queens” but isn’t the fact half our young people are being radicalized by grifters like that sex trafficker Tate ring at least some alarm bells?

    Why are we celebrating that an increasing number of young people are voting for right-wing radicals because our politics just forgot about them as if it was some kind of vindication for women?

    • IdiosyncraticIdiot@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      There is a big difference in the messaging to young men by both the parties.

      Republican - “You’re going to have a job, a house, a wife and kids, and all you have to do is work hard and you can live the American Dream”

      Democrat - “You are the oppressor and need education on why men and white people are bad”

      You can see how one is more appealing than the other, especially to those who don’t pay much attention to politics and maybe only hear a 30s political clip on social media once a week.

      Disclaimer: not saying these are actually the alignments/messaging, just major annecdotal perceptions I have heard from people who describe themselves as “not a Democrat” and asked them “why not?”

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      9 months ago

      True equity isn’t sexy and doesn’t motivate voters or sell ad space. It’s much easier to try and shine a light on the plights (real or otherwise) of as large a group as possible and pretend to be behind them. Politics and News are sales, not education.