Piers Morgan
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Well, I think one of the most important things of the broligarchy in terms of its impact is... is that so many young men gravitated to it because they've been feeling lost. You've talked about this a lot. I've talked to you about this a lot. I've got three sons from 23 to 31. I've seen it firsthand. They've been struggling, not just my sons, but their friendship group.
Well, I think one of the most important things of the broligarchy in terms of its impact is... is that so many young men gravitated to it because they've been feeling lost. You've talked about this a lot. I've talked to you about this a lot. I've got three sons from 23 to 31. I've seen it firsthand. They've been struggling, not just my sons, but their friendship group.
have been struggling to understand what it means to be a man in this weird age that we're now in. Social media-driven age, virtue-signaling-driven age, a weird time when losing is almost more celebrated than winning, where the old alpha male chess beating is now seen as something to be ashamed of, where weakness is almost... now seen as a greater characteristic than strength.
have been struggling to understand what it means to be a man in this weird age that we're now in. Social media-driven age, virtue-signaling-driven age, a weird time when losing is almost more celebrated than winning, where the old alpha male chess beating is now seen as something to be ashamed of, where weakness is almost... now seen as a greater characteristic than strength.
have been struggling to understand what it means to be a man in this weird age that we're now in. Social media-driven age, virtue-signaling-driven age, a weird time when losing is almost more celebrated than winning, where the old alpha male chess beating is now seen as something to be ashamed of, where weakness is almost... now seen as a greater characteristic than strength.
And I have been on this for years, thinking this is a ruinous way for society to go. And suddenly, along in America, you have this group of very alpha male guys, all chess beaters from RFK Jr. to Elon to Trump to Vivek to Joe Rogan, all of them. And
And I have been on this for years, thinking this is a ruinous way for society to go. And suddenly, along in America, you have this group of very alpha male guys, all chess beaters from RFK Jr. to Elon to Trump to Vivek to Joe Rogan, all of them. And
And I have been on this for years, thinking this is a ruinous way for society to go. And suddenly, along in America, you have this group of very alpha male guys, all chess beaters from RFK Jr. to Elon to Trump to Vivek to Joe Rogan, all of them. And
very strong-minded guys, to a lesser degree in a different space, Andrew Tate and his brother, who wield extraordinary influence, but I think have a streak of blatant misogyny in Andrew's case, which I really don't like. But a lot of the reason for his appeal is that lost young men gravitated to him because he was pounding a drum of, take care of yourself, but Be proud of being successful.
very strong-minded guys, to a lesser degree in a different space, Andrew Tate and his brother, who wield extraordinary influence, but I think have a streak of blatant misogyny in Andrew's case, which I really don't like. But a lot of the reason for his appeal is that lost young men gravitated to him because he was pounding a drum of, take care of yourself, but Be proud of being successful.
very strong-minded guys, to a lesser degree in a different space, Andrew Tate and his brother, who wield extraordinary influence, but I think have a streak of blatant misogyny in Andrew's case, which I really don't like. But a lot of the reason for his appeal is that lost young men gravitated to him because he was pounding a drum of, take care of yourself, but Be proud of being successful.
Aspire to be better than you currently are, et cetera. And that resonates with people. I'd add Jordan Peterson to the brotherhood.
Aspire to be better than you currently are, et cetera. And that resonates with people. I'd add Jordan Peterson to the brotherhood.
Aspire to be better than you currently are, et cetera. And that resonates with people. I'd add Jordan Peterson to the brotherhood.
No. No, and the message is be proud to be a man again. You've been ashamed of being a man for many years now since the avalanche of Me Too, of Time's Up, which absolutely had an important role in society in correcting a historic imbalance in the gender, no question, and historically bad behavior by a lot of men towards women. I absolutely do not denigrate either of those movements.
No. No, and the message is be proud to be a man again. You've been ashamed of being a man for many years now since the avalanche of Me Too, of Time's Up, which absolutely had an important role in society in correcting a historic imbalance in the gender, no question, and historically bad behavior by a lot of men towards women. I absolutely do not denigrate either of those movements.
No. No, and the message is be proud to be a man again. You've been ashamed of being a man for many years now since the avalanche of Me Too, of Time's Up, which absolutely had an important role in society in correcting a historic imbalance in the gender, no question, and historically bad behavior by a lot of men towards women. I absolutely do not denigrate either of those movements.
But what it did do, as I knew it would do, the pendulum swung so far the other way that actually it freaked the hell out of young guys. And they were suddenly like, what am I supposed to be? How am I supposed to behave? And women listening to this might think, well, it's easy. You know how to behave. Actually, it's not that easy.
But what it did do, as I knew it would do, the pendulum swung so far the other way that actually it freaked the hell out of young guys. And they were suddenly like, what am I supposed to be? How am I supposed to behave? And women listening to this might think, well, it's easy. You know how to behave. Actually, it's not that easy.
But what it did do, as I knew it would do, the pendulum swung so far the other way that actually it freaked the hell out of young guys. And they were suddenly like, what am I supposed to be? How am I supposed to behave? And women listening to this might think, well, it's easy. You know how to behave. Actually, it's not that easy.