Summary
Donald Trump’s 2024 victory reflects growing discontent among a segment of men, especially in the “manosphere” that criticizes women and celebrates traditional gender roles.
Fueled by grievances over shifting social dynamics and economic insecurity, many men view Trump as an embodiment of “alpha male” values. Despite his policies favoring the wealthy, Trump has gained traction among both white and minority men.
His administration’s Project 2025 agenda includes restrictions on reproductive rights, aligning with “red-pilled” anti-feminist sentiments.
Yes, it’s a gender issue, not an economic one, at least that’s what the voters said.
Wait, they didn’t.
If it was an economic issue, why did they vote for the person who has an explicit plan to enact inflation driving tariffs?
Because it’s an economic issue, and the people who voted for Trump are just really, really stupid.
None of them know how tariffs work. I’m about to break from my parents over this asshole.
Feel like there are a lot of people that literally just vote “hopefully something different will be better” with zero regard for what the candidates are apart from which of their parties has the current administration. This is of course really dumb, especially considering what Trump said he wants to do, but the base logic of “this isn’t working for me” is understandable at least. Dems running candidates that represent more of the same again…
Because the economy has not been working for the common person for a long time, and given a choice between “all is well” and “let’s blow ourselves up”, the second tends to get more turnout.