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Rhiannon12866

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Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:59 PM Nov 16

Strategist says young men feel rejected by the Democratic Party - The Weekend - MSNBC



Donald Trump and the Republican party saw an increase in the number of young men who voted for him in this election. Co-founder of Young Men Research Initiative Aaron Smith and Terrance Woodbury President & Co-Founder of HIT Strategies explain why Democrats are losing this important voting bloc. - Aired on 11/16/2024.

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Strategist says young men feel rejected by the Democratic Party - The Weekend - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Nov 16 OP
I honestly can't speak to this without sounding as I feel...that they don't give a damn that women are treated like hlthe2b Nov 16 #1
Seems like white men are the issue - regardless of age. N/t CousinIT Nov 16 #2
Yeah, but I hope our current cohort of parents (both mothers and fathers) take this into account as to how hlthe2b Nov 17 #4
Do they want a cookie? OAITW r.2.0 Nov 16 #3

hlthe2b

(106,571 posts)
1. I honestly can't speak to this without sounding as I feel...that they don't give a damn that women are treated like
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:06 PM
Nov 16

the second-class citizens the RW has made them and even their lives are not protected (not that they really were with domestic violence, but now not even for life-saving reproductive or uterine, cervical, or ovarian cancer care).

But we all damned well better work to restore the "feel feels" of the young BROS.

Is there a middle ground? I'd sure like to think so, but right now I am resentful.

hlthe2b

(106,571 posts)
4. Yeah, but I hope our current cohort of parents (both mothers and fathers) take this into account as to how
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 06:04 AM
Nov 17

they are raising their sons. Sure, social media and their peers are influencing them, but if they aren't taught early on to be independent and self-confident, but respectful and empathetic towards others—and not only women—this is what we get.

Women married or partnered with this kind of man need to think very clearly about their futures and how little concern those men have for the same.

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