Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy SOLVED! #8 - PART 1: Drowning Men Will Clutch at Straws: Masculinity in a MAGA world
Air Date: 4-28-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss:
- Why the “manly” manufacturing jobs Trump and MAGA want are never coming back
- Why incels love Trump’s tariffs
- The sad flails of the “Make America Manly Again” movement
- The “Sigma grindset” guys’ obsession with - and complete misunderstanding of - disturbing fictional movie characters
- Cliffhanger! Jay explains our upcoming schedule
- SOLVED! SONG! “Blinded” (Directly inspired by this episode!)
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Manufacturing jobs are never coming back - Vox
The strange link between Trump’s tariffs and incel ideology - Vox
Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement - The Nation
Sigma grindset: TikTok's toxic worshipping of Patrick Bateman is another sign young men are lost - GQ
SOLVED! SONG! “Blinded” - Concepts: Human Intelligence. Song: Artificial Intelligence. Based on SOLVED! Ep. #8: “Part 1: Drowning Men Will Clutch at Straws: Masculinity in a MAGA world” (April 26th)
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