it's really annoying because personal growth is not even remotely relevant to politics. The left can't "make you a man" because that's something you do on your own. It implies a specific set of ideas about maturity, relationships, and various other things which are your own problem. The right wants to fit you into the hierarchy, so they'll make you a certain thing to fit. We don't, so it's your job to figure out if you want to be a man or a woman or something else, and what it means to reach that. We don't give leftist dating advice because it doesn't make sense, we're not writing a script for you to follow. Just respect potential partners and maybe one will become a partner you respect. Whether you start a family or find someone isn't our political project because we don't want to make you pump out kids for the factories that obey authority.

[–] Grumpy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago

That's precisely why the left will keep losing men. And as I see it, left is going to lose men faster as time goes on unless something changes.

People can't figure out life on their own. That's reality. Especially with the current state of economy where the young men are doing very poorly in droves. And then the left just tells them: go figure it out on your own. Well fuck.

Meanwhile, the right will say shit like: go work out, improve yourself, do this and that to make more money, and you will get your life together, you will own a home, you will get a wife, etc. You're right, these advices aren't even political. But they are real advices, which people like JBP gives. And for the majority of their main points, they are actually good messages, crazy ones aside. Sure, the political right isn't actually gonna do shit for men, but they have real advices. Things people can follow and have hope. It's surely more enticing than what the left preaches.

The rebuttal from the left is often absolutely terrible messages and say things like "just don't rape women" or "just respect potential partners" which just drives people away further. These are not real advices. These only make sense if you view men already in a negative light. It's not actionable advice if they're not a horrible person already. Left demonizes men, like you just did, whether you realize it or not. If a man views themselves as a good person already and the message they get is "just respect potential partners" which they already do, and still clearly achieving nothing. You get two outcomes. At best: you helped nobody. At worst: they now think you think they're horrible because the reward isn't coming with the advised action. So one side says you're horrible and the other side says you have a future. Who will they stick with? Seems obvious to me.

Imagine the gender flip of that message. "Just don't be bitch." How would that message be perceived by women?

Even Andrew Tate has objectively better actionable messages for the men than the left. He constantly says stuff like go to the gym and work out. Does that actually help in the goal of dating? Fuck yeah. Actual cause and reward. These are real advices for men.

You can't expect people to write their own script. Vast majority clearly can't. They need guidance. And left has none to give. Until that time comes, people like JBP and Andrew Tate will continue to sweep in the young male audience, especially in an era where fatherless boys are more bountiful than ever.