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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Well, interestingly, gen z men are the Trumpiest demographic:

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/11/american-gen-z-podcasts-trump-harris

I guess the meme still holds true, but their concerns about the future are very different. TBH I can totally understand them becoming disillusioned with other old politicians following old voters who will just “do nothing at let it all happen.”

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 77 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is the saddiest shit ever. Young men being angry at the « Men » will vote for the men that will sold them to the bone mill in a heart beat.

There’s a Turkish proverb : and the forest vote for the axe because they where made of the same wood

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

What a great proverb. Thank you for that.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 42 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I know a surprisingly large amount of MAGA/Trump adjacent fans because of my type of work.

They're all single dudes. Maybe divorced. Maybe never went on a date.
There's Joe Rogan involved.
After a few beers, they all will unprompted share their views on Jews, blacks, trans, lesbians, or some other racist shit then back off and pretend it's just a joke.
Tell them anything involving empathy "Sorry your dog died" is met with silence or coldness.
They all don't give a shit about anybody else besides themselves. And often see themselves as the victim. "Oh Trans person was brutally beaten? Yeah it's a violent world like one time some guy threatened me gotta stay strapped."
They may not like Trump's antics. But to them, the Democrats aren't helping THEM. Remember that lack of empathy?

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 20 hours ago

I worked in local government for nearly a decade and through covid. A lot of cops and former cops in elected positions. This mostly check out.

I would add they overwhelmingly believed homeless people deserved it and/or were subhuman.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

They may not like Trump’s antics. But to them, the Democrats aren’t helping THEM. Remember that lack of empathy?

Thats the main one though. Truth is there are a lot of working class white Americans with no representation. Working class minorities tend to band together to weather the worst of it, and are maybe somewhat represented by candidates who come from minority backgrounds. But the working class whites? All they have is the orange clump and a sea of sick media posts from a deranged billionaire telling them that immigrants are the cause of all their woes.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

And from a historical context, its not the least bit suprising. A demographic of young men with dwindling prospects, crumbling social support structures and animosity towards the establishment, if only we had seen this before...

The government will work for the betterment of ALL, or else you get the fashists again...

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They may not like Trump’s antics. But to them, the Democrats aren’t helping THEM. Remember that lack of empathy?

Unless they make 6 figures that point is true though. Not that Trump is going to help them either. But at least he pretends to care about them, whereas the Democrats outright said that their life reality of rising prices and stagnating wages is fake because the stock market is making new record bubble numbers.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At this point, it's gotta be in the high six-figures with the decades of unending price gouging.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 3 points 20 hours ago

Depends where you live I guess, but low 6 figs in SF might get you a parking spot so you can live out of your car in peace

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Who are the positive role models? Weve got all these young guys watching sniveling cucks like andrew taint

[–] the_q@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

It's easy to paint a picture on a blank canvas.

[–] toastmeister@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They misattribute monetary policy that bids up home and asset values using cheap debt and facilitates massive bailouts with federal government policy. The CPI doesnt include asset prices so cheap debt can flood into asset prices without slowing down the devaluation of their salary, it also does subjective inflation deductions to goods based on perceived quality changes, and excludes much of the shrinkflation thats happens to goods and service quality.

Something as basic like getting support for a flight is now talking to a chatbot with perpetually larger than expected call volume, you pay extra for seating, you pay extra for baggage; and your seat is so small now you also may as well be standing. Free range chickens used to just be called chicken, and eggs could be eaten uncooked since they werent swimming in ecoli, but according to the CPI you're significantly better off now; so the nominal value of a boomers house is now worth significantly more due to all this perceived wealth.

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But are they actually trumpy? Or tatey which happens to support Trump right now

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tate will probably be the next leader of the Republican party

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Don’t even joke about that.

[–] TeraByteMarx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 day ago

See 'normative alexithymia'