Before we potentially get into deep “whatabout”-ism on this post, let me just clarify that conservatives also get too whiny (and too sledgehammer-y) from time to time. The current fatal flaw of the American political system is that it’s too polarized (yet oddly, no one seems to really care about it), and the furthest 3–5% of nutjobs on each side (left/right) get all the attention and the oxygen.
Conservatives have long claimed that liberals are too whiny, with the term of the last 10–15 years being “triggered.” I think Matt Walsh and Michael Knowes (Knowles?) host their Daily Wire YouTube shows with Stanley cups that say “Liberal Tears.” Sick burn.
Recently, though, James Carville — a liberal who helped start the Clinton dynasty — has come out and said liberals are too whiny. As you’d expect, most conservative Media is now covering that like white on rice.
The argument and clips are within that clip, for example.
The right-shifting of young men has been happening for a while. I am not entirely sure of all the factors, but let me give you a few off the top of my head:
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