Toxic Trump?

Most young men aren’t interested in "Making America Great Again." But this election has revealed something deeper. 

Young men feel overlooked, disconnected. 

Since 2019, Republican affiliation among white men aged 18-24 has surged from 28% to 41%. 

That’s a massive shift. 

Why? Because while society celebrates progress for others, many young men feel left out.

The left’s message of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” ironically excluded white men. 

The democrats own site showcased 78% of the population, yet missed this group entirely. A push for inclusion left out 22% of the population. How is that progress?

Many men genuinely support equality for women, minorities, and LGBTQ+ people. 

They want equal opportunities for everyone. 

But they don’t want to be punished, erased, or ignored just for being male.

This election could have been a landslide. 

America’s first woman president, everything the feminist movement has strived for. 

But in sidelining men, the left missed a historic opportunity. 

It’s not that men don’t want to support women—it’s that, in the current DEI push, men’s issues are neglected. 

Ironically the left had better policies for workclass men but when questioned on it and its lack of DEI they stumbled up.

This is more than politics. This is about a basic respect for identity and inclusion.

I don’t understand why everything has to be for everyone all the time unless you’re a man. 

I recently spoke to a few gay men who told me they were excluded from queer events because they were born male.

I have gay friends, female friends, black friends, asian friends and I’ve lived around the world embracing different cultures. 

But at my core I’m a straight white male and every now and then I want to embrace that, not all the time but some of the time it is health it is an outlet it is needed.

I work with organisations that see this. 

They understand the need to support men as individuals, recognising their challenges and strengths. 

These organisations know that a healthy society doesn’t pit men against women but allows all people to grow together.

Wording is another thing I struggle to understand

If I support women and women's rights

I'm an ally

Who are we fighting?

Men? Society? No one?

Margaret Mead saw this coming in 1975.

 “Men...are being accused of being oppressors—and angry oppressors at that...change is taking place in an atmosphere of the greatest bad temper, and a tremendous amount of secondary hostility is being generated.” 

Her warning has come true. 

Today, almost 40% of Republican men believe women’s gains have come at men’s expense. 

This “zero-sum” view grows out of frustration, even if it doesn’t have to be true. Society’s resources and empathy aren’t finite. 

But until young men feel they’re respected, this division will only deepen.

The left now has a choice. 

They can choose to be a true party of inclusion, representing everyone—including men. 

Or they can continue down this path, risking a deeper divide. 

This election was a wake-up call.

We don’t want a “Women’s Party” or an “Inclusion Party” that leaves men out.

Men and Women must rise together, learn together, and build society side by side. 

Ignoring young men’s voices won’t solve anything.