Because he has the ear of a lot of young men who disagree with us. He’s a douche and an idiot, I dislike him and I lose respect for someone when they say they’re a fan of his. But, a lot of the young right wing men who can be shown reason love him and trust what he has to say.
He doesn’t just command the ear of conservative males, he commands the attention of America’s largest and most valuable asset and resource, the very thing Trump’s administration is farming and fleecing right now, and hoping they don’t piss off, Liberal Americans.
Most people don’t care about politics. Most people don’t care about social issues. If we really internalized this sad fact, we could make a lot better strategies for actually getting better politics and social systems. We keep trying to beat our heads against the same wall thinking “Americans SHOULD care about this!” and lecturing and “educating” people and trying to reinforce our very best politics and values, and ending up losing more and more ground to fascists with dumb, simple messaging and easy-to-digest emotional validation.
Because he has the ear of a lot of young men who disagree with us. He’s a douche and an idiot, I dislike him and I lose respect for someone when they say they’re a fan of his. But, a lot of the young right wing men who can be shown reason love him and trust what he has to say.
He doesn’t just command the ear of conservative males, he commands the attention of America’s largest and most valuable asset and resource, the very thing Trump’s administration is farming and fleecing right now, and hoping they don’t piss off, Liberal Americans.
Most people don’t care about politics. Most people don’t care about social issues. If we really internalized this sad fact, we could make a lot better strategies for actually getting better politics and social systems. We keep trying to beat our heads against the same wall thinking “Americans SHOULD care about this!” and lecturing and “educating” people and trying to reinforce our very best politics and values, and ending up losing more and more ground to fascists with dumb, simple messaging and easy-to-digest emotional validation.