Rob Henderson
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Whereas on the political left, they tend to view sort of marginalized and mistreated groups as one or the other. or marginalized and mistreated groups as vulnerable feelers and historically dominant groups as thinking doers.
And so a cop and a criminal, for example, political conservatives say, well, cops and criminals alike can suffer, can feel pain, can plan, can execute, are responsible for their own actions. Whereas political liberals tend to say, you know, cops are these thinking doers, these mechanistic, highly agentic beings and criminals are these vulnerable feelers.
And so a cop and a criminal, for example, political conservatives say, well, cops and criminals alike can suffer, can feel pain, can plan, can execute, are responsible for their own actions. Whereas political liberals tend to say, you know, cops are these thinking doers, these mechanistic, highly agentic beings and criminals are these vulnerable feelers.
And so a cop and a criminal, for example, political conservatives say, well, cops and criminals alike can suffer, can feel pain, can plan, can execute, are responsible for their own actions. Whereas political liberals tend to say, you know, cops are these thinking doers, these mechanistic, highly agentic beings and criminals are these vulnerable feelers.
you know, exploited people who are susceptible to being victimized. And I think that actually kind of explains, you know, like why we see relatively little concern for, you know, men. And then when we talk about men, I find it interesting sometimes when you see, because I spent a lot of time in academia, you know, it's not enough. Like I think left of center academics are,
you know, exploited people who are susceptible to being victimized. And I think that actually kind of explains, you know, like why we see relatively little concern for, you know, men. And then when we talk about men, I find it interesting sometimes when you see, because I spent a lot of time in academia, you know, it's not enough. Like I think left of center academics are,
you know, exploited people who are susceptible to being victimized. And I think that actually kind of explains, you know, like why we see relatively little concern for, you know, men. And then when we talk about men, I find it interesting sometimes when you see, because I spent a lot of time in academia, you know, it's not enough. Like I think left of center academics are,
When they talk about men in broad strokes, I think there's this fear that they may be mistaken for talking about all men, including non-white men. And so often they'll specify, they'll say, well, these white men who are complaining about being incels or these white men who are complaining about falling behind in society. And I think to myself, you know, it's not just white men.
When they talk about men in broad strokes, I think there's this fear that they may be mistaken for talking about all men, including non-white men. And so often they'll specify, they'll say, well, these white men who are complaining about being incels or these white men who are complaining about falling behind in society. And I think to myself, you know, it's not just white men.
When they talk about men in broad strokes, I think there's this fear that they may be mistaken for talking about all men, including non-white men. And so often they'll specify, they'll say, well, these white men who are complaining about being incels or these white men who are complaining about falling behind in society. And I think to myself, you know, it's not just white men.
I was at this conference a couple of weeks ago. And this reporter for the New York Times, he was on stage and he was a very interesting guy who was very balanced in his analysis of what happened with the 2024 election. And this white guy in the audience raises his hand and he says, yeah, that's all really interesting. But again, this is a white guy and the reporter is a black man.
I was at this conference a couple of weeks ago. And this reporter for the New York Times, he was on stage and he was a very interesting guy who was very balanced in his analysis of what happened with the 2024 election. And this white guy in the audience raises his hand and he says, yeah, that's all really interesting. But again, this is a white guy and the reporter is a black man.
I was at this conference a couple of weeks ago. And this reporter for the New York Times, he was on stage and he was a very interesting guy who was very balanced in his analysis of what happened with the 2024 election. And this white guy in the audience raises his hand and he says, yeah, that's all really interesting. But again, this is a white guy and the reporter is a black man.
So the white guy is like... Don't you think that this was basically white male toxic masculinity? You know, these guys who are talking about how bad they have it, these white guys and the black New York Times reporter shoots back and says, like, well, those guys are upset, but it's not just a white thing.
So the white guy is like... Don't you think that this was basically white male toxic masculinity? You know, these guys who are talking about how bad they have it, these white guys and the black New York Times reporter shoots back and says, like, well, those guys are upset, but it's not just a white thing.
So the white guy is like... Don't you think that this was basically white male toxic masculinity? You know, these guys who are talking about how bad they have it, these white guys and the black New York Times reporter shoots back and says, like, well, those guys are upset, but it's not just a white thing.
Like, if you look at the polling data in terms of who supported Trump, like it was across the board of men of all races. shifted towards the Republicans. Yeah, the only the only segment he lost in was white people. Yeah, yeah, exactly. That's right.
Like, if you look at the polling data in terms of who supported Trump, like it was across the board of men of all races. shifted towards the Republicans. Yeah, the only the only segment he lost in was white people. Yeah, yeah, exactly. That's right.
Like, if you look at the polling data in terms of who supported Trump, like it was across the board of men of all races. shifted towards the Republicans. Yeah, the only the only segment he lost in was white people. Yeah, yeah, exactly. That's right.
And so so I think like a lot of people, you know, they want to isolate it and talk about the most powerful and privileged group white men, but actually, it's a little more complicated than that.