"I think that the right is actually weirdly feminizing young men by giving them a victimology to buy into,"
"And maybe this is just the nature of politics, which is that politicians have a stake in telling you that you have unsolvable problems that only they can solve if you give them enough power."
"But the problem is, if you say that to young men and you remove the agency from them, they get angry and they don't know what to do with that anger."
Right-wing pundits and politicians are failing Gen Z men by going soft and offering victim narratives that encourage nihilism and strip away personal agency. Many young men are told they cannot afford homes or marriage, which fosters anger, confusion, and passivity when agency is removed. Practical responses include encouraging relocation from unaffordable cities, rejecting fatalism, and delivering blunt, accountability-focused messages that challenge complacency. Direct, candid motivation — including honest critique of personal shortcomings — can mobilize young men more effectively than enabling pessimism or presenting unsolvable problems as the only pathway to power.
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