Thom Hartmann
From: The Manhood Trap: From Epstein’s Island to Musk’s Baby Farm — How the Right Redefined Masculinity as Control
ReDefinition of Masculinity
What we need instead is a redefinition of masculinity: strength defined by compassion, power defined by service, leadership defined by respect.
Look at Senator Jon Tester, Montana farmer and Marine vet, who fights for working families without preening bravado. Look at President Biden — yes, him — who has comforted grieving mothers and lent moral clarity and empathy where so many others have failed. Look at single fathers, teachers, firefighters, nurses, community organizers: men who show up because they care, not to conquer. True masculinity uplifts. It nurtures. It protects without demeaning. It leads with humility. It affirms the full humanity of women. That’s the kind of man worth celebrating and inviting young men to be. Not the guy who calls himself a “legion” builder, or hustles violent porn on the internet and brags of his conquests on YouTube, or thinks women exclusively belong at home to “raise the babies.” Democrats shouldn’t pander to wounded pride. They shouldn’t validate grievance or reinforce entitlement. They should, instead, challenge men to grow up; to become allies in a fight for justice, equality, and democracy. Redefining masculinity isn’t a side project: it’s central to reclaiming our national soul. Let Republicans hold up Trump, Musk, and Tate as their sick, twisted role models. Democrats should amplify the real men: the compassionate, the just, the fierce protectors of freedom and equality. Let’s reject the calls coming from multiple corners to “reach out” to codes of rape culture. Instead, let’s lead the way to a future where strength means service, power means accountability, and freedom means equality for everyone.
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Thom Hartmann
From: The Manhood Trap: From Epstein’s Island to Musk’s Baby Farm — How the Right Redefined Masculinity as Control
ReDefinition of Masculinity