In fairness, Trump himself is incredibly old but also stupid
Zazander on
They don’t vote, the least engaged demo. (good)
soggy_bellows on
Not this young man. However I support Harris. Maybe it’s just Trump supporters who are stupid.
stark247 on
At his rallies he keeps bringing on stage right wing podcasters. They have lots of followers. I hope they don’t vote but it does concern me.
NumeralJoker on
Been screaming this for weeks now.
Don’t doom over Gen Z right leaning men from the polls, which also likely have very poor samplings of under 40 voters. It’s a huge risk to court them specifically because they are the single least civic minded voting demographic. Trump’s older most reliable base are typically motivated by religious convictions, weird as that may seem. The young Tate loving ones who might like what he says care more about being chronically online and trolling, than actually touching grass and voting. They’d be just as happy not voting and lying about it online to piss people off.
Or, unfortunately, they might just jump straight to violence in some cases…
But the entire strategy is a major gamble. History consistently proves this demo is the ***definition*** of apathetic. Spend enough time in the depths of the chan boards and you will very quickly understand this. Who do you think the phrase “touch grass” was meant for?
**Edit:** And just to make it extra clear. There are plenty of civic minded young men out there, but just like the seemingly larger group of left leaning young women, the young guys with actual common sense tend to be smart enough to see through MAGA’s lies and are Dem leaning too. Whether it’s because of street smarts, or traditional education. Doesn’t matter, because both can teach you how to spot a con man like Trump and JD. The right leaning vocal wackos I’m talking about are the ones obsessed with culture wars and hate exclusively, whom the grifters try to target due to a variety of reasons. And honestly? I think the younger ones have a better chance to wise up and grow out of that attitude than their older counterparts, but life often has to kick them in the ass a bit first. I just hope most of them figure it out before they do something foolish they can never take back. **If you ever feel like you’re one of those people on the fence, it’s not too late to back off from the right’s hateful grift and move on with your life. Seriously.**
mxpower on
That would be next level stupid…. Be a MAGA, devote yourself to a President for re-election…. forget to vote.
Actually, nevermind… it makes perfect sense now.
AsparagusTamer on
Hopefully all too busy playing videogames, partying, getting drunk and punching each other, mogging, and incelling to vote
CurrencyBeautiful798 on
He did say he loves stupid people
Vegan_Harvest on
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen on reddit today.
view-master on
I have a nephew who posts stupid pro trump stuff. I don’t think he is registered to vote. I picture him (if anything) just walking in to vote on Election Day and finding out it doesn’t work that way. I’m not not going to tell him otherwise.
False_Drama_505 on
The way for the left to win over young men is not to call them stupid. This type of shit drives them to the right.
I hate articles like this. It’s so self-defeating.
recalculating-route on
That may or may not be true, but calling them stupid just reinforces their belief that they’re being oppressed or whatever. That the liberal media is looking down its nose at them. Calling them top mind super big brain boys isn’t going to win any favor with them, but this has basket of deplorables vibes. You can point out that they might forget to vote without further alienating them. After all, they might hear about this piece and set some reminder to vote out of spite.
orangotai on
[salon.com](http://salon.com) working hard to alienate the young men vote
NeatlyCritical on
Anyone who is going to vote trump is so far beyond stupid there is no word for it.
PoutineSmash on
Glad im getting older
Transhumanistgamer on
Sexism is a great way to promote Harris. Good work, Slate.
ICS__OSV on
Kind of stupid to label a voting demographic as “stupid”
inagartendevito on
Those podcasters cost a lot of dudes girlfriends. Those girls registered to vote.
Texas. The ladies are leaving the men behind.
KillerZaWarudo on
I don’t think so. One of Trump biggest strength is that he able to get vote turnout from low inform people and the people that tend to sit out on the midterm. The GOP is unpopular outside of trump, is why all the other non trump candidate crash and burn during election.
ElectroMcGiddys on
Maybe try not shitting on entire demographics.
torgobigknees on
lol and then he next article is ‘why are all the young men turning right wing?’
can you imagine an article calling young women stupid?
Willowy on
Not seeing the downside to that, NGL.
Timoteoria on
Headlines like this are probably the exact reason why young men aren’t bothering with left-leaning politics. Some self-reflection might be in order if you truly give a damn about narrowing the gender political split in the younger generations.
mandy009 on
was young man once. can confirm. was stupid.
kaoh5647 on
Kind of a dumb article to shit on young males when only 37% of the overall population votes.
thewmplace on
There were actually several January 6 MAGA terrorists that never actually ended up going to the polls and actually voting for Trump
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That’s a downside? Not from where I sit.
I believe that’s an upside.
In fairness, Trump himself is incredibly old but also stupid
They don’t vote, the least engaged demo. (good)
Not this young man. However I support Harris. Maybe it’s just Trump supporters who are stupid.
At his rallies he keeps bringing on stage right wing podcasters. They have lots of followers. I hope they don’t vote but it does concern me.
Been screaming this for weeks now.
Don’t doom over Gen Z right leaning men from the polls, which also likely have very poor samplings of under 40 voters. It’s a huge risk to court them specifically because they are the single least civic minded voting demographic. Trump’s older most reliable base are typically motivated by religious convictions, weird as that may seem. The young Tate loving ones who might like what he says care more about being chronically online and trolling, than actually touching grass and voting. They’d be just as happy not voting and lying about it online to piss people off.
Or, unfortunately, they might just jump straight to violence in some cases…
But the entire strategy is a major gamble. History consistently proves this demo is the ***definition*** of apathetic. Spend enough time in the depths of the chan boards and you will very quickly understand this. Who do you think the phrase “touch grass” was meant for?
**Edit:** And just to make it extra clear. There are plenty of civic minded young men out there, but just like the seemingly larger group of left leaning young women, the young guys with actual common sense tend to be smart enough to see through MAGA’s lies and are Dem leaning too. Whether it’s because of street smarts, or traditional education. Doesn’t matter, because both can teach you how to spot a con man like Trump and JD. The right leaning vocal wackos I’m talking about are the ones obsessed with culture wars and hate exclusively, whom the grifters try to target due to a variety of reasons. And honestly? I think the younger ones have a better chance to wise up and grow out of that attitude than their older counterparts, but life often has to kick them in the ass a bit first. I just hope most of them figure it out before they do something foolish they can never take back. **If you ever feel like you’re one of those people on the fence, it’s not too late to back off from the right’s hateful grift and move on with your life. Seriously.**
That would be next level stupid…. Be a MAGA, devote yourself to a President for re-election…. forget to vote.
Actually, nevermind… it makes perfect sense now.
Hopefully all too busy playing videogames, partying, getting drunk and punching each other, mogging, and incelling to vote
He did say he loves stupid people
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen on reddit today.
I have a nephew who posts stupid pro trump stuff. I don’t think he is registered to vote. I picture him (if anything) just walking in to vote on Election Day and finding out it doesn’t work that way. I’m not not going to tell him otherwise.
The way for the left to win over young men is not to call them stupid. This type of shit drives them to the right.
I hate articles like this. It’s so self-defeating.
That may or may not be true, but calling them stupid just reinforces their belief that they’re being oppressed or whatever. That the liberal media is looking down its nose at them. Calling them top mind super big brain boys isn’t going to win any favor with them, but this has basket of deplorables vibes. You can point out that they might forget to vote without further alienating them. After all, they might hear about this piece and set some reminder to vote out of spite.
[salon.com](http://salon.com) working hard to alienate the young men vote
Anyone who is going to vote trump is so far beyond stupid there is no word for it.
Glad im getting older
Sexism is a great way to promote Harris. Good work, Slate.
Kind of stupid to label a voting demographic as “stupid”
Those podcasters cost a lot of dudes girlfriends. Those girls registered to vote.
Texas. The ladies are leaving the men behind.
I don’t think so. One of Trump biggest strength is that he able to get vote turnout from low inform people and the people that tend to sit out on the midterm. The GOP is unpopular outside of trump, is why all the other non trump candidate crash and burn during election.
Maybe try not shitting on entire demographics.
lol and then he next article is ‘why are all the young men turning right wing?’
can you imagine an article calling young women stupid?
Not seeing the downside to that, NGL.
Headlines like this are probably the exact reason why young men aren’t bothering with left-leaning politics. Some self-reflection might be in order if you truly give a damn about narrowing the gender political split in the younger generations.
was young man once. can confirm. was stupid.
Kind of a dumb article to shit on young males when only 37% of the overall population votes.
There were actually several January 6 MAGA terrorists that never actually ended up going to the polls and actually voting for Trump
Hey there are plenty of smart young men out there
Fortunately those are the ones voting for Harris