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High school boys are trending conservative (thehill.com)

submitted 2 years ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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While many believe young people are becoming more liberal, data shows that 12th grade boys are nearly twice as likely to identify as conservative compared to liberal. Around 25% of high school seniors identify as conservative while only 13% identify as liberal. In contrast, the share of 12th grade girls identifying as liberal has risen to 30%. Many factors may contribute to this trend, including the rhetoric of Donald Trump which appealed to disaffected young men, and the focus of progressive movements on issues of gender and racial equality which some young men perceive as a "matriarchy." However, most high school seniors claim no political identity, and many boys in high school do not actively discuss

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[–] Buelldozer@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

while the conservative boys’ complaints are about a bunch of imaginary nonsense.

Ah yes, the education gap is imaginary nonsense.

Are you hearing yourself? Because what you're saying is not only gross but grossly dismissive. Be better.

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh shit an education gap? Better attack minorities, take away women's rights, burn a bunch of books and accelerate full speed into the brick wall of climate change.

The reality is that conservatives aren't trying to address any actual problems facing young men, they're just trying to turn their disillusionment into votes and gun sales.

Calmly approach anyone in the education sector with this study, without the "nobody cares about men anymore!" theatrics and you'll have millions of people -- mostly "leftists" -- with thoughts on how to improve things.

[–] Boinketh@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But do things ever improve? Nope! Liberal decisions generally only place any value on the well-being of women and minorities, while conservative decisions generally only place any value on the bank accounts of those making the decisions. You have to go very far left before people start caring about men, and the people that far left aren't numerous enough to create any meaningful change.

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah that's why they're always pushing things like "a higher minimum wage (but only for women and minorities)" and "universal healthcare (and by universal we mean just women and minorities)".

[–] Boinketh@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The federal minimum wage hasn't changed. We don't have universal healthcare, but we do have mandatory enrichment of private insurance companies' pockets, thanks to Obama.

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And who votes against it?

[–] Boinketh@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Seemingly, nobody's voting on it at all either way. This was 2 years ago!