• AGM@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    There are definitely people on the left who revel in pushing narratives generalizing about white men as though they’re all villains. Those people are the equivalents of people on the right who push narratives generalizing about minorities as though they’re all villains. In both cases their views are harmful and destructive, and in neither case are those views correct or representative of everyone on their side of the spectrum.

    But, you’re falling into the same trap of generalizing about a group from a minority of them with idiotic views. The last 15 years of social media and algos that promote the extremes have made that way too easy to do, for everybody. Moderate takes don’t pull views. Still, it’s wrong.

    The binaries aren’t real. It’s not like the choices are either hate all white men or become a Nazi.

    Also, not all men play combat or team sports. Lots of men’s lives are full with other activities that Nazis aren’t targeting. The Nazis just target these sports because they’ve always been spaces that are pretty permissive for the worst sides of bro culture to emerge. Regardless, real bros don’t let bros go Nazi.