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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by watwut on Sunday March 01, 2026 @02:58AM (#47204671)
Young men eagerly vote for old men that promiss them war. Many young men see it as a chance to prove their masculinity and worth.
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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by KPGv2 on Sunday March 01, 2026 @04:19PM (#47210768)
not the last few election cycles

trump got young men's votes by, inter alia, chanting "no new wars"

evne during obama's presidency, trump (and others) suggested obama would start a war to distract from dropping poll numbers

young men haven't voted for dulce et decorum est in a loooong time

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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by netsharc on Monday March 02, 2026 @08:20AM (#47217648)
This anthropologist talked about radicalization among "lost" Muslim youth, but you can draw parallels to "lost" White youth...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlbirlSA-dc

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