I think progressives never thought about this because we banked on immigration and demographic change allowing us to win culturally and electorally but the issue is immigrants tend to be overwhelmingly male, that is how Trump won actually he won over a lot of Hispanic,Black,Asian and indigenous men who feel humiliated by a new culture, economy and world.
So what can we do rhetorically and policy wise to win more young men over ?
Absolutely. The most important thing is that it’s not urgent. People are dying. Education is failing. Healthcare, research, science, they’re all under attack.
The economy is plummeting into uncertainty, the cost of living continues to rise, and people are underpaid, overworked, and struggling to make ends meet while the corporate-backed media writes headlines like “economy is doing well, <cherry-picked numbers> are slightly up this quarter!”
They’re threatening war, they’re shredding the constitution, they’re tearing away human rights.
What is the outcome of a soccer game, against all that? What is the value of a trophy, against the value of human lives? Why are we worried about the “fairness” of a game, when a technological golden age meets a society in decline?
Every inch of ground we give is a victory for them, and a loss for us. Every time we let them control the conversation, every time we pander to their talking points, every time we pretend that there is a shred of reason behind the wave of fascism, is a loss for us.