Sorry if I have been discouraged, as I see the trend in my real life as well, I'm trying to figure (Reply #24)

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Sun May 21, 2017, 06:46 PM

bettyellen (47,209 posts)

24. Sorry if I have been discouraged, as I see the trend in my real life as well, I'm trying to figure

Out why it is. Is it becasue men don't like going to the doctor as often? Is it becasue they don't feel targeted by Trump? Do they need an angry dude waving his arms- like Dean or Sanders? The guys in thinking about have. There's a disconnect I can't figure out frankly, and every time I see a protest (like the one at Norte Dame today) it gets hammered home- women are pissed off more than anyone.

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25 replies	Author	Time	Post
Trump's proposed massive cuts to Medicaid prove he was NEVER a "populist" [View all]	Ken Burch	May 2017	OP
What will stop them?	Eliot Rosewater	May 2017	#1
"Populism" is probably one of the most misused labels in politics...	Wounded Bear	May 2017	#2
At some point, "populism" was turned into a euphemism for bigotry, nationalism, and even fascism.	Ken Burch	May 2017	#3
How can you get more men to be active in the resistance?	bettyellen	May 2017	#4
A good question. Thanks for asking it.	Ken Burch	May 2017	#6
Didn't assume anything- was pointing out the effort has been carried by women	bettyellen	May 2017	#7
It is a good thing to think about.	Ken Burch	May 2017	#9
I'm thinking they don't feel as immediately threatened as women and POC...	bettyellen	May 2017	#10
Some clearly don't. But some are in flux	Ken Burch	May 2017	#13
Sometimes it seems like it would take the draft to get dudes to pay attention.	bettyellen	May 2017	#19
I'm not defending men for not hitting the streets.	Ken Burch	May 2017	#20
Didn't say you were. I'm just disappointed because I think it would help us.	bettyellen	May 2017	#21
Absolutely agree.	Ken Burch	May 2017	#23
Sorry if I have been discouraged, as I see the trend in my real life as well, I'm trying to figure	bettyellen	May 2017	#24
Unfortunately, I have no answers for all of that, and I AM a man.	Ken Burch	May 2017	#25
Populism is a style of political rhetoric, it has nothing to do	geek tragedy	May 2017	#5
OK.	Ken Burch	May 2017	#8
the problem is the people, i.e. the WWC voters in this country	geek tragedy	May 2017	#15
Ok, there are horrible people in some parts of the country.	Ken Burch	May 2017	#22
Umhm. For LEADERS, populism is a method that	Hortensis	May 2017	#12
populism is a euphemism for demagoguery.	geek tragedy	May 2017	#14
Yes! Populism is NOT an ideology for governing but a tool	Hortensis	May 2017	#16
It's not a way of governing in and of itself.	Ken Burch	May 2017	#18
many of us already said his support was largely based on bigotry and not economics	JI7	May 2017	#11
We all agree, I think, that bigotry played a major role.	Ken Burch	May 2017	#17

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