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people who have terrible lives under the current system will support nearly any kind of change.
modeling the rise of trump and andrew tate among young men as being about hatred isn't useful. it's not completely unfounded, there's a few hardcore racists and misogynists, but it's not going to give u real understanding of the situation or direct u to any paths forward.
i have never been particularly attracted to right wing ideologies. the system basically works for me. i have never been poor as an adult. i have never really been sexless or isolated. i have never particularly struggled to find a job or meaning in life. i have never felt a profound sense of disconnect and disgust from those around me.
other young men do not have the same experience. they failed to gain skills, they struggle to launch into the workforce, they did launch but find it grueling and soul crushing and are being paid next to nothing and see no path forward. they're surviving, barely, but they have no joy in their lives. no love and no real shot at it. lurching along like zombies in a state almost worse than death, desperately latching on and sinking their teeth into anything that looks like it might give meaning.
people who have terrible lives under the current system will support nearly any kind of change.
hispanics voted for trump in record numbers. we'll probably find out why soon, but the clear reason seems to be: inflation hit hard under biden. their jobs aren't letting them live happy lives. they're struggling, things are getting worse, and whatever the president is doing isn't helping.
people who have terrible lives under the current system will support nearly any kind of change.
kamala was not a candidate of change. actually, that's explicitly why i voted for her, i thought she would pretty much re-implement biden's policies which worked well for me. leftists hated her for the same reason. she had no real unique agenda or direction for the country, but more critically she didn't have a new *vibe* either. she was just another cog in the machine.
people who have terrible lives under the current system will support nearly any kind of change.
i don't think those who voted for trump will find their lives much improved. i don't think he'll change that much. he didn't last time, and he doesn't really have a plan for this time. the societal ills that cause so many people's lives to be so bad aren't fixable in 4 years. most of them are so Moloch-tangled we really have no idea how to fix them. but we can still try.
people who have terrible lives under the current system will support nearly any kind of change. so we should find ways to give them that change.