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by watwut 114 days ago
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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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

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