Society/Culture Why are young males now more right wing then older males?

[Gethelred]

Alright, that's enough. carltonchelsea and smelly cat, kindly take it to PM (or, rather, don't). Subsequent similar chat will be deleted, and it will be escalated if it continues.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Hard economic times brings out right wing grifters to take advantage of young males while they are impressionable.

These economic times are not left or right. It's just capitalism.

 

[CM86]

We don't need masculinity.

There is no positive attribute of masculinity that cannot also be applied to women/females.


Masculinity is a collection of positive traits, ascribed to being male. The downside being that in some cases it can harm young men who are not 'masculine', and will feel less valued when/if they cannot achieve these aspects of 'being a man'.
Setting yet another set of prerequisites for young men to achieve to feel validated.


We don't need masculinity to praise a person for showing traits like strength, courage, ambition, adventurous etc etc.
Praise them for the trait.

If you disagree, then what is a positive aspect of being masculine, that you can't also ascribe to being a woman/female?

embarrassing post..

I can understand how this can be a difficult concept, as people have been taught that masculinity is what makes you a man.
And that even suggesting that masculinity isn't important, can feel like an attack on being a man.
That's why I included this in my post, to try and help some people reflect on why they so strongly hold this belief.

If you disagree, then what is a positive aspect of being masculine, that you can't also ascribe to being a woman/female?

Just a reminder, I'm not attacking you, I'm not attacking people for being a man, I'm not attacking men.
I'm pointing out that being a man doesn't need a crutch from some made up concept that isn't required.