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Young women are alright, right wing support amongst <35 y.o. men is surprisingly high…

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70 points

Agreed. I’m a teacher and see it in my classrooms. I often feel that they’re not taught how to have healthy community, so they become lil fascists…

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If they’re like my nephew, the “manosphere” gives them easy answers as to why everything seems to suck.

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It’s also the only answer. Society has really neglected boys for a long time now.

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Yup. And it’s always women and brown folks.

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4 points

Tell your nephew that Trump just said he’ll ban video games if he wins.

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They know this shit isn’t working, so they’re siding with the ones who give them someone to blame… It’s that simple…

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right wing support amongst <35 y.o. men is surprisingly high…

The media is flush with fascist attitudes in a country where going on the computer and listening to fascist rants is all you’re allowed to do with your time.

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“in a country where […] all you’re allowed to do with your time.”

Eh… The same phenomenon is observed all over first world countries and all of those countries you’re allowed to do mostly whatever the fuck you want with your free time…

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you’re allowed to do mostly whatever the fuck you want with your free time…

You’re free to do what you want and the police are free to rough you up for loitering.

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all you’re allowed to do with your time.

If you stopped listening to fascist folks you could step outside and see that you have a lot more options.

Sorry you’re in this rut!

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