Making Sense of the Election 🗳️

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EPISODE SUMMARY

This week, Remoy and Samantha debrief the election. After having hope following the PEW findings from the last episode, they try to understand how the election turned out the way it did.

It’s just us this week but thankfully, we rely on great journalists to unpack why the election went the way it went. And SURPRISE, the manosphere strikes again.

The obvious has to be put out there: Kamala Harris’s loss has strong racist and sexist undertones.

• Given most Trump voters cited the economy as the reason why, Samantha talks through Joe Biden’s approach as well. 

• Many factors contributed to the state of the economy, including—ahem—COVID, the effects of which we’re still feeling now.

• What’s going on with inflation? Samantha gives us high-level notes on COVID-19 led to the worst inflation we’ve seen.

• Trump voters may not have known all this, because news sources have changed substantially in recent years.

• Remoy takes us through the new news landscape.

• YouTube and Facebook are heavy on Americans’ news rotation, many more Americans than you might think get their news from these sources.

• Not to mention the manosphere speaking directly to men as guests like Donald Trump give them clout while connecting to their fanbase.

How can so many Americans fall for these things? Education has been meddled with in so many states.

Samantha gives a crash course on the billionaire Koch brothers and their education goals.

• She delves into the allies that have helped them get there and how they use government and money to undermine public education.

• Did you know they are longtime associates of Betsy DeVos and her family? Samantha gets into their collaboration instituting the voucher system in states around the country.

• The Koch have a particular vision for the world they want to see and meddling with American education is their pathway.

• Trump has now started naming his cabinet, and back in 2016, many of his potential cabinet picks were from the Kochs’ network of donors.

• Remoy reminds us how men’s education has plateaued in the US, and how this helps disinform them.

• The notion of school choice has been a conservative strategy to destabilize public education, reallocating funds to give parents accounts.

They end on a note of hope. They’ll continue to speak up about what’s unworkable about MASKulinity and how it impacts all of our lives.

“If you are silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it.”

- Zora Neale Hurston

Join Samantha and Remoy at the Next Gen Men Pathways event. They’ll be answering questions about MASKulinity and the election for Next Gen Men’s new initiative and reflecting on what’s to come. Sign up for FREE, and join them on November 21!

Referenced on this episode:

• Pew Research Center ‘s study on Americans’ news sources

• MANY young people are getting their news from TikTok

• How Democrats are falling short on connecting with men

• Our podbro’s thoughts on Democrats connecting with men

• How the manosphere won the election

COMPANION PIECES:

• How American Politics REALLY Sees Men & MASKulinity

• Radicalization and TSwift

• Make America Great Again, How the dominant was left behind with Dr. Michael Kimmel 

• Inside the new strain of conservatives, not MAGA or Qanon

• Gaslit Nation’s Reading Guide to stay informed

It’s just us this week!