Why is the younger generation of men more conservative than in the past?

[Anonymous]

I keep seeing articles and interviews of young (mostly white) men who are much more conservative than in the past. Interviews with college age students who want a traditional (trad) stay at home work, life back in the 1950s, conservative politics, etc. Is it because they have been pushed by the Democrats/left leaning to think white men are the problem with society so they want to push back to a previous time when life was "perfect" for them? What is it? I find it frankly scary for my daughters to think this is the type of thought that men will have of them when they look for a potential mate.

[Anonymous]

But they will still blame “Boomers” for electing Trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep seeing articles and interviews of young (mostly white) men who are much more conservative than in the past. Interviews with college age students who want a traditional (trad) stay at home work, life back in the 1950s, conservative politics, etc. Is it because they have been pushed by the Democrats/left leaning to think white men are the problem with society so they want to push back to a previous time when life was "perfect" for them? What is it? I find it frankly scary for my daughters to think this is the type of thought that men will have of them when they look for a potential mate.

they want a job with health care.

and yet the educated elites that control the Democrats advocate for more and more immigration of desperate low wage workers.

to take the jobs from US citizens in entry level / low wage work.

[Anonymous]

First of all you need to define your terms. Most young men aren’t more conservative— imagine telling someone in the 50’s that support for gay marriage among the youth (men and women) would be virtually universal. They’re “differently” conservative.

It’s very easy to see how having a spouse at home is nice. I’m a woman and I’d love a spouse that stayed home and kept my house clean and saved us from childcare costs. No deconflicting work travel or pickup!

However, these men will soon find that the lifestyle they’re envisioning isn’t possible on one income. I imagine very few of the interviews talk about long-term multigenerational living, or taking one week of vacation each year, or having one car in the family and one television in the family?

[Anonymous]

My white Gen Z boys and all of their friends are Democrats. The acquaintances they have who are republicans are finance bros who want more more more and very religious dudes. Same as it ever was.

None of them are dumb enough to buy the BS that PP posts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My white Gen Z boys and all of their friends are Democrats. The acquaintances they have who are republicans are finance bros who want more more more and very religious dudes. Same as it ever was.

None of them are dumb enough to buy the BS that PP posts.

^^ PP meaning 9:47

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe you are asking this question. Go outside and walk around in the middle of a random weekday where these people live and you’ll see it.

Better yet, ask one of them in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My white Gen Z boys and all of their friends are Democrats. The acquaintances they have who are republicans are finance bros who want more more more and very religious dudes. Same as it ever was.

None of them are dumb enough to buy the BS that PP posts.

That’s just what they tell you when you press them for information.

I saw two Trump signs in upper NW yesterday. I’ve lived here for the past four presidential election cycles and that’s the first time I’ve ever seen that.

[Anonymous]

Because they've been demonized their entire lives. Straight male bashing is enough vogue with the Democratic party. Have you been on a college campus recently? They pretty much start new student orientations with the presumption that all males = rapists or rapists in waiting during the gender identity and sexual orientation sensitivity training portion of the program. They spend inordinate amounts of time in schools now trying to indoctrinate them they cis gendered males = bad!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My white Gen Z boys and all of their friends are Democrats. The acquaintances they have who are republicans are finance bros who want more more more and very religious dudes. Same as it ever was.

None of them are dumb enough to buy the BS that PP posts.

Except here's actual data rather than useless anecdotes:

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/28/gen-z-men-conservative-poll

[Anonymous]

TikTok

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep seeing articles and interviews of young (mostly white) men who are much more conservative than in the past. Interviews with college age students who want a traditional (trad) stay at home work, life back in the 1950s, conservative politics, etc. Is it because they have been pushed by the Democrats/left leaning to think white men are the problem with society so they want to push back to a previous time when life was "perfect" for them? What is it? I find it frankly scary for my daughters to think this is the type of thought that men will have of them when they look for a potential mate.

They are not! What you're reading are anecdotes written as a clickbait. I agree, the conservatives, MRAs, gun nuts, incels do tend to be loudest and media loves to cover them but they are very few and in-between. Show me the real data and then ask this question.

[Anonymous]

Does no one remember Ron Paul???

[Anonymous]

Well, 40% of Americas are trumpers so they are still teaching their boys toxic masculinity, white male privilege, and grievance. They were raised to think they deserve everything and they’re angry that not everyone agrees with them, and they have to do more than just exist to get ahead.

[Anonymous]

A lot of them were radicalized by GamerGate (look it up) and other related Internet events, and then easily slipped into a sort of sexist, “traditional” Manosphere. Except in the past you would have expected that type of attitude to be rooted in religion, especially evangelical Christianity, and now it’s sort of a weird mishmosh of secular atheists and people who don’t care about religion one way or the other, traditional Catholics, and is lighter on the evangelicalism/fundamentalism of the 90s and 2000s. There are still some, but it’s not the same as the Bush or Tea Party years.