podcast friday

[sabotabby]

 Hmm, let's see. I really liked Conspirituality's "Dems Ask: What Is a Man?" episode. In general they've been doing a lot of coverage of Masculinity Crisis stuff lately and this episode, which focuses on quite pathetic attempts from the less-right wing of the American Party to re-capture the young male vote, via...studies and focus groups.

Well, fuck.

You can look to the wonderful example of New York to see a good counter-example of how to do it right, though this episode dropped before Zohran Mamdani's inspiring victory. If I were a more conspiratorial thinker, I'd say that the less-right wing of the American Party loses on purpose, and you need look no farther than their attempts to sabotage Mamdani's campaign for evidence. At any rate, the analysis in this episode lines up with what actually happened—we don't need a Joe Rogan of the left, we need people who can speak to frustrations and channel popular anger, not just for young men but for all genders.

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[greylock]

Conspirituality's "Dems Ask: What Is a Man?"

I mean it's a good question. Let us ask the Liver King....
:P
(If you don't know TLK, bless! He's the MANLIEST MAN ON EARTH. Like Mr T, He'll EAT YOUR BALLS for real).


not just for young men but for all genders.

As a not young man, and not a particularly manly man (I think all but my underwear was sold as women's clothing, not that it needed to be, it just was) even when I were a boy there was a vibe that men were being sidelined by "Women's Lib". I'd love to do a deep dive into that because I am curious WHERE I picked up those ideas (It was TV).

You do need to talk to young men and direct them away from Terrorgram et al.

we need people who can speak to frustrations and channel popular anger

I've seen about five minutes of him speak. I can only formulate an option based on policy.
But I have probably seen 25 minutes of Adams. That guy is on some drugs. Who voted for him? Did he have policies that were not rat-related?

[sabotabby]

I do know the Liver King, unfortunately.

My solution remains that we need to fix the economy so that there are the two conditions necessary for young men to join post-punk bands: a social safety net that allows them to get fired from jobs frequently and still afford electric guitars, and a housing policy that gives them access to garages.

[greylock]

The Liver King makes me skin crawl. It's a deep, deep seated, physical revulsion.

Best we can do is conscription for Forever Wars, and squats.