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Scrivener7

(56,191 posts)
19. This isn't an approach, and this isn't a race to be a bigger victim. It has nothing to do
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 04:01 PM
Apr 29

with "attacking men for being men." (But about that, seriously? Joe Rogan bro-ism is what "being men" means to you? Work on that.)

These are just facts. We lost because of racism and sexism.

Also, please do link to anywhere where a "big chunk of the party" is attacking college educated men.

If we want Democrats to do better, we need to stop insisting on provably false narratives.None of this is about "displacement" or "cultural and technological changes." If it was, it would affect women in those cohorts as much as men. And it most certainly doesn't.

This is about racism and sexism. Our mistake in 2016 and 2024 was not recognizing that the racism and sexism had infected our own party as much as the other. If Kamala OR Hillary had been white males, both would have won easily. For the moment we need to face that fact.

Racism and sexism. Nothing else. And the part we missed was the racism and sexism that exists among Democrats.

Run a white protestant middle-aged straight man in 2028, and don't change a letter of the platform, and we will win.

But for God's sake, don't buy into the "poor men are disaffected and Democrats are mean to them" bullshit the republicans insist on foisting on us.

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Thoughts on "bro culture" [View all] RJ-MacReady Apr 29 OP
Lots of flavors to this...the tech bros, the trad bros, the hick bros....only justice is they have a hard time... dutch777 Apr 29 #1
You're suggesting using bro culture's insults (beta male) to take down the manosphere? maxsolomon Apr 29 #2
I used their term as a joke RJ-MacReady Apr 29 #3
"Thorough deconstructions" aren't going to resonate with "bros" maxsolomon Apr 29 #8
We definitely need to engage there EdmondDantes_ Apr 29 #4
agreed RJ-MacReady Apr 29 #5
I am more a live and let live kind of guy WSHazel Apr 29 #6
1) Yes. More women do go to college. YET men STILL Scrivener7 Apr 29 #9
How did this approach work in 2016 and 2024? WSHazel Apr 29 #14
This isn't an approach, and this isn't a race to be a bigger victim. It has nothing to do Scrivener7 Apr 29 #19
Who is responsible blubunyip Apr 29 #12
I think people continue to misinterpret MAGA WSHazel Apr 29 #16
Building coalitions blubunyip Apr 29 #21
These are the same crybabies who won't support labor unions leftstreet Apr 29 #13
Some of them are in unions WSHazel Apr 29 #15
I wonder why more women are graduating from college Wicked Blue Apr 29 #18
They don't need to. When they get out into the workforce, they still make considerably more than women. Scrivener7 Apr 29 #20
There's an old saying in women's circles... haele Apr 29 #7
They are all just money grubbing weasels JustAnotherGen Apr 29 #10
"Bro culture" is a contradiction in terms. (nt) Paladin Apr 29 #11
It's toxic masculinity wrapped around a cult LS0999 Apr 29 #17
exactly RJ-MacReady Apr 30 #22
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