• Tommasi [she/her]
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    1 year ago

    I really don't get why these people are making up this thing that the left is failing so hard to appeal to alienated young dudes compared to the right.

    Every socialist space I've been to, irl or online, has had plenty of dudes, often more than women. Most of them feel alienated from capitalis society (obviously), and many are depressed and lonely. A lot are also sad about stuff like not being able to get a girlfriend or attention from women, but they still chose to become left-wing because they're not reactionary and/or morons.

    Socialism is still a small political niche in most capitalist countries, reactionary conservatism is not, that's why it gets more attention. That we're failing to appeal to this specific group of sad men more than other members of society is a made-up narrative that's not consistent with reality.

    • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      I really don’t get why these people are making up this thing that the left is failing so hard to appeal to alienated young dudes compared to the right.

      Because they're both psyops lol. We shouldn't take anything they say seriously.

    • SaniFlush [any, any]
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      1 year ago

      It's a , whatchamacallit, Manufactured Consent. If it's not true, just repeat it over and over until the apathetic moderates believe it due to "reading it somewhere".