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Gen Z voters are mobilizing more than past generations, motivated by issues like abortion
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However, young white men are skewing right. Because the only thing the left says to them is they are privileged pieces of shit that are useless rapists that are trusted less than bears. Winning strategy.
..."I don't like what people are saying about me, so I'm going to prove them right"? Lmao
Lol, the mirror of which is, "I can't believe people I insult didn't support my cause!"
Like what's the win for you guys, to get someone who would have voted with you to be demotivated enough to stay home? And if so, isn't that just the same childish attitude?
To help us get to the same page, could you tell me how a TikTok trend is related to political leaders and policies?
Trump being in charge won't stop people from insulting white men...or from being afraid of them. And it might actually make women more afraid of men (given surrounding policy changes).
No it won't. That's not the point though. You talk as if humans are wholly rational. All I'm pointing out is the left are masters of shooting themselves in the foot with how they message and present themselves.
You catch more flies with honey and all that.
So could you tell me how a TikTok trend is related to political leaders and policies?
Because people are tribalistic and paint with a very wide brush. And we have a FPTP two party system. So like it or not, liberal, left, feminist, etc memes all get lumped together. It's up to us to reign in the crazy on our own side lest we look crazy by proxy. Or replace crazy with venom, or whatever you want to call it that is making young men feel more welcome on right.
It's like that line from the Newsroom. "You know why people hate liberals? Because you lose. If liberals are so smart how come they lose so god damned always?"
I'm on the left and I'm tired of getting my ass kicked because my own party has no strategic or tactical sense, and no unity to rally us. Just infighting and giving the right easy wins and plentiful sticks to beat us with.
The TikTok trend went beyond the US. I'm familiar with it, but I don't live in a two-party system.
Fair point, what kind of voting system do you guys have? Really wish we had ranked choice.
Same/similar FPTP, so it still sucks.
We had some cities trying out ranked ballot voting, but then the provincial government made it illegal for cities to do that.
Well, that's kind of true.
Bullshit. The message from the left is "you don't HAVE to be a privileged piece of shit that is a useless rapist." That isn't just aimed at young white men. It's aimed at anyone that was raised in a culture of toxic masculinity and feels like that's the persona they have to project to be considered manly. You have the choice to not be that person. The fact that so many men are is why women don't want to be alone around a strange man. Does that seem unfair to you? It probably is, but it's the culture we've built over generations, and it's going to take time and work to fix it. You aren't part of the solution by complaining. The left is pointing out uncomfortable truths. The right is doubling down and trying to encode them into laws.
Everything you said is true. And will not get you victory. That's my point. Uncomfortable truths aren't going to get votes. Hope does.
The right may be liars but their message is essentially pining for better times past.
I am pointing out the uncomfortable truth that we are losing young men to the right, and you guys just down vote instead of face the truth. Hypocrisy.