Harvester on 1/10/2025 at 15:04
Not tanking the economy with ridiculous tariffs and other terrible economic policies that cause people to have even less to spend for themselves? Not gutting government institutions like happened under Musk that turned out to not really save any money at all and not uncover any massive fraud either?
You might think having good healthcare doesn't matter, but the fact that Western European countries have systems where no one gets medically bankrupt for getting the basic healthcare they need, and also having affordable higher education, are some of the reasons that these countries consistently score higher on the global happiness index than the US.
If you mean things like the often leveled complaint that white men feel less valuable with all the attention going towards feminism, LGBT+ rights, BLM and other minority issues, I find it hard to say anything about solutions to that, never having lived in or even visited the States. But it's safe to say that Trump does not care about struggling young white men either beyond what they can do for him. Good solutions to white men feeling less valuable are not going to come from the Republican party such as it is now.
RippedPhreak on 1/10/2025 at 15:39
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never having lived in or even visited the States.
....yeah.
SD on 1/10/2025 at 21:29
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So what is the Left's plan to get white men back engaged with society and thinking that they have a future again?
Telling them they have white privilege?
Jason Moyer on 2/10/2025 at 04:03
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So what is the Left's plan to get white men back engaged with society and thinking that they have a future again?
Other than mass unionization? Education. That would be a good start.
I dunno why you're specifically worrying about white men thinking they have a future, when we still have better prospects than everyone else in this country. Like, my odds of success in life weren't great when I was born to working class parents without secondary educations 3 years before Reagan was elected, but I'd still rather be a white dude born into a working class family that was in the process of being decimated by conservatives than be a different gender or skin color. Like, I could still mostly do ok simply by being smart and working hard, even with those traits being a poor indicator of future success compared to generational wealth, but if I had been born Black or female I'd probably be dead.
Nicker on 2/10/2025 at 04:14
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So what is the Left's plan to get white men back engaged with society and thinking that they have a future again?
When did white men stop having a future? Back when America stopped being great? Or was it when brown people started getting treated slightly better?
Hey Precious, why don't you just tell us what you need instead of playing hard to get?
RippedPhreak on 2/10/2025 at 14:10
Demagogue brought this up, not me. He posted quite a long essay on how white men are angry and their future looks bleak. Yet you say everything is great for them. Maybe the two of you should have a discussion to see who is wrong?
I was just asking demagogue: If what you say is true, how should the Democratic Party fix it? Or do they even want to fix it?
Nicker on 2/10/2025 at 18:36
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Yet you say everything is great for them. Maybe the two of you should have a discussion to see who is wrong?
You are oversimplifying/misunderstanding/straw-manning again. If you want respect, demonstrate some.
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So what is the Left's plan to get white men back engaged with society and thinking that they have a future again?
Asking this question implied that white males felt left out and that needed to be addressed. Now you seem to be saying that white males have nothing to complain about. If so, why are they always so angry and demanding?
Are you seeking actual engagement or just stirring the pot? I already have Renault shoving words in my mouth and smugly declaring victory, while totally ignoring what I actually wrote. Is this the same thing?
