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    The US elects a misogynistic fascist, and misogynists feel emboldened. Who could have seen this coming? I’m as surprised as y’all are—which is to say: not at all.

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      I queued with two guys in a video game Wednesday morning who spouted that line. I was taken aback. How do you effectively respond to someone who says that? I didn’t handle it well, but I have thought about it a lot since it happened. I remember playing with shock humor when I was in high school, but that is beyond the pale.

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      Some very broken little boys out there.

      Unfortunately there are many. And no matter what their interests are, whether it’s sports, video games, or going to the gym, there are right-wing groups who have set up shop to welcome them to their side. They provide them fraternity, an in-group to be part of, share their common interest, and pump a steady stream of misogyny and bigotry to normalize it.

      And it worked.

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          Democrats’ outreach to young people has been lectures and telling them they’re too insignificant to care about. What did you expect would happen?

          Meanwhile, Republicans told them validating lies.

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            It’s more than just Democrats, it’s society in general.

            You can’t enlist the support of an entire gender by telling them that they are the source of all of society’s evils, and that they themselves are fundamentally evil no matter what, that they are all rapists-in-training, that the world would be better off if they were all killed, and that they are no better than vermin. And more importantly: that when they do something objectionable it is misogyny and bigoted and disgusting and (with some things) even illegal, but when women do it, it is a big nothingburger with zero consequences for the woman.

            That’s how you alienate them and push them away.

            And the alt-right has stepped in with comforting lies.

            Is it any wonder that men have turned away from the left? There is absolutely no visible benefit for them there. So they have gone to where they are openly wanted and desired, where they are intentionally made to feel useful and valued… even though they are just pawns in a class war (Parasite Class vs working class), and will only ever be hurt by those they support.

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              You can’t enlist the support of an entire gender by telling them that they are the source of all of society’s evils, and that they themselves are fundamentally evil no matter what, that they are all rapists-in-training, that the world would be better off if they were all killed, and that they are no better than vermin. And more importantly: that when they do something objectionable it is misogyny and bigoted and disgusting and (with some things) even illegal, but when women do it, it is a big nothingburger with zero consequences for the woman.

              Where in the Democrat platform says all this? You’re using the lies the right uses.

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                Hardly. As a generally liberal person… I see that the amount of scrutiny white young men go through is more than normal.

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                  They are literally out there right now with their “your body, my choice” bullshit proving why we they deserved scrutiny in the first place. And where did this “white” shit come from? I hadn’t read it was only white guys doing this.

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      Nazis like to do a “you think that was a shitty thing to say? That’s nothing! Hold my beer!” kind of thing.

      It seriously explains a ton of their behavior.

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    Absolutely disgusting to hear it being said. I hope I get a chance to “correct” someone for doing this, as someone with daughters. That shit don’t fly.

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    If he’s so white, why is his last name Fuentes? Sounds like maybe he’s not “inner circle” material. Maybe he’s employing some classic misdirection so the True Whites don’t notice.