Misandry keeps me from voting left wing

griii2 · 2026-06-01T08:29:30+00:00

I mean, I still sometimes close my eyes and vote left against the worst excess of the populists in my country, but don't know how much longer I can keep it.

I think not voting left is the best strategy men have for a real change.

Saysonz · 2026-06-01T12:57:09+00:00

there's no question, the left wing absolutely hates men, go look at the recent study from the UK the majority of young women do not like men this is your average left wing voter. even the men who vote left have some type of self hating thing going on where they agree Men are terrible predators who colonized the world and should now do everything and anything for women and immigrants.

like I'm an atheist who believe in social support systems, taxing wealth and wealth inequality being terrible, I believe in climate change, I'm pro science but even then it's very hard to vote left because I know these people fucking hate me

Mafew1987 · 2026-06-01T08:36:00+00:00

Look the left isn’t perfect and there’s a lot of different views within it. That said, do you want to hand the keys over the religious nut jobs and war mongers?

There are those on the left that are raising the issues of boys and men. The right just mentions it, then starts flirting with a drafting people to go to fight their fossil fuel wars.

Grand-Feeling-9301 · 2026-06-01T13:51:22+00:00

But does fascism keep you from voting right?

WanabeInflatable · 2026-06-01T10:29:14+00:00

Leftwing politicians and talking heads should be punished until they change and notice men. Including by voting.

HuckleberryTrue5232 · 2026-06-01T13:14:24+00:00

Not everyone on the left is toxic

IronicStrikes · 2026-06-01T08:43:09+00:00

Ehh, as long as the choices are between stubbing your toe and sawing off your foot, the only option is wearing thicker socks.

LoveTheGiraffe · 2026-06-01T08:45:22+00:00

I mean the left sees you as a problem, the right as canon fodder. My circle is pretty center-left and I'm very happy here. Sexism is a big no, as it should be. So is any other discriminatory behaviour. Find good people and educate them, if they are ignorant in some aspects. And sorry, but the far right aren't good people. War mongering, liars, the far right party here wants to kill all (legal) immigrants or kick them out if the country, which would also completely fuck our economy on top of it. They are openly racist, sexist and homophobic. Just because you aren't the main target of their hate, doesn't mean they are not hateful.

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Waken_Sentry · 2026-06-01T13:22:35+00:00

It's a terrible place to be when neither side will acknowledge even the existence of your group's issues. But that being said if it's not going to be addressed either way I'd still rather vote for the side that side that is better prepared to one day address these issues and you're not going to find that on the right. The right would rather codify things like male disposability and the man is the sacrificial provider protector and warrior.

In other words the left is in a contradictive place right now but the right is not and that's what makes conservative ideologies so much more dangerous and potent: there's no real contradiction in people who believe that mandatory gender roles should never a thing to be reckoned with in the first place.

Independent_Ad_2994 · 2026-06-01T13:43:17+00:00

As a Russian leftist, I can only tell you one thing. In the West, the left has been dead since 2008. Those you call leftists are actually rainbow-flag-waving ultra-rightists who are only masquerading as leftists. As a Russian leftist, I can only advise you one thing: read non-Western (North American, Western European) socialist literature. Good luck, comrade.

Danedina · 2026-06-01T11:42:35+00:00

Toxic people are toxic people. Your annoying feminist friend doesn't actually think about what she's saying. She's just trying to dominate you with loaded language. These are unserious people that you should simply avoid. Don't let her color your worldview. There is indeed a lot of injustice in the world, but blaming men write large for all of it is preposterous.

Maybe stop trying to label yourself right or left (which has mostly lost its meaning anyways) and just stick to a few moral principles. What Trump is doing is beyond the pale, and Republicans in the Congress have abdicated their duty. Until a third party emerges, the Democratic party (along with centrist parties around the world) are the only hope in the US. It sucks, because a lot of Democrats at the state and city level aren't shining examples of virtue, but the Republican party is an existential threat to American democracy and need to exiled before its too late.

StupidAnders · 2026-06-01T11:31:21+00:00

You voted to overturn my marriage because some girl was mean to you?

IStruggleToFindAName · 2026-06-01T10:59:54+00:00

Well first thanks for being honest about all this. I’m a leftist man myself, if not far left, and i think i’m quite progressive as well, which i wasn’t 2-3 years ago. Back then i used to feel threatened by misandrist comments and women hating on men, and the difference now is that i’ve educated myself a lot more about patriarchy and oppression of women, and have been willing to put my ego aside and genuinely listen to what my feminist friends were saying about men, i also looked up stats and all, and genuinely realized how much patriarchy is violent, and so i grew less attached to my masculine side, and now i don’t mind even the most brutal misandrist remarks.

Some are justified with the amount of violence men perpetrate on women, and the ones that aren’t justified are to just be ignored tbh. I’d rather be okay with my morals and know i defend everyone’s well being, and bear through a bitter person’s comment once in a while, than defend the opposition just because they’re nice to me, i’d rather hang out with people who stand for the common wellbeing even if they hold me to higher standards. Plus i feel like a lot of the misandrist content is actually pushed by the right to make feminism less credible. I’m pretty confident in saying the vast majority of feminists aren’t misandrist, and know that deconstructing patriarchy will benefit both men and women.

You stand for good morals man don’t give it up just because of a couple rude people, these are genuinely exceptions. You said yourself that you can see how terrible of a job trump is doing rn, and i think there’s no better time to see the derives of right wing ideologies and how harmful they are to both specific minorities and the general public.

Hope this helps man, the left can feel judgemental at first but the more you grow and educate yourself the more you feel at home there and understand why we’re so adamant.

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