The Left doesn’t know what to do anymore. Their goose is cooked.
And now Trump is grinning ear-to-ear thanks to this media meltdown.
A recent New York Times op-ed attempted to explain President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning 2024 victory by pointing to the so-called “manosphere,” claiming it fuels young men’s support for traditional masculinity and the “male breadwinner norm.”
The piece, written by playwright Sarah Bernstein, reads as yet another thinly veiled attack on Trump voters while downplaying the broader appeal of his pro-American policies.
Bernstein lamented that “our cultural narratives still reflect the idea that a woman’s status can be elevated by marrying a more successful man — and a man’s diminished by pairing with a more successful woman.”
According to her, Trump’s win over Kamala Harris highlights deep divisions between men and women, which she attributes to shifting economic trends and outdated gender norms.
Titled How Our Messed-Up Dating Culture Leads to Loneliness, Anger and Donald Trump, Bernstein’s op-ed leans heavily on the tired tropes of s*xism and misogyny to explain Trump’s growing support among younger voters.
Ignoring his platform of economic renewal, border security, and national strength, Bernstein instead blames his popularity on what she calls the “exploding manosphere” — a supposed echo chamber for male frustrations.
“With so much turmoil in our collective love lives, it’s little wonder Americans are experiencing surging loneliness, declining birthrates, and — as evidenced by Donald Trump’s popularity with young men — a cascade of resentment that threatens to reshape our democracy,” Bernstein claimed.
Rather than addressing the cultural and economic disenfranchisement many young men face, Bernstein dismisses the manosphere as a hotbed of podcasters and “retrograde masculinity.”
Yet Trump’s ability to connect with this demographic underscores his gift for cutting through elite narratives.
While Bernstein casts his efforts as pandering, Trump’s appearances on podcasts like Joe Rogan and the Nelk Boys allowed him to speak directly to voters often ignored by traditional media.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris also tried to engage with younger audiences, appearing on shows like Call Her Daddy and Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay.
But her efforts lacked the resonance of Trump’s message, as early exit polls revealed she garnered just 54% of the youth vote — far below the 60% Democrats typically count on.
Bernstein ended her piece with a predictable call to “reject the manosphere’s narrow ideas of masculinity” and embrace a future where “both men and women thrive at the same time — in work and in love.”
Yet her argument misses the mark. Trump’s rising popularity among young men is not just about masculinity — it’s about restoring opportunity, fairness, and pride for a group that has often felt left behind by the Biden-Harris agenda.
Rather than dismiss these voters, Trump has empowered them with a vision of strength and purpose that transcends the cultural hand-wringing of elites like Bernstein.
The 2024 election wasn’t about fairy tales; it was about a reality Americans are ready to embrace — one where leadership puts their needs first.
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