This article is fucking crazy lmao
There’s no question that we’re living—and looking for love—in contentious times, where extreme political ideologies have all but divided par
Like what is happening, even the author seems perplexed.
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#from the notes. second-seal ->#anyone making a snarky comment about how she shouldn’t have been surprised is missing the point#an author who received death threats from one of the men she went on dates with knows damn well what she’s getting into#but let’s not pretend we all know what’s going on in these men’s heads#the glimpses we get from her dates raise more questions than they answer about what really motivates these men#and that honestly is pretty informative in of itself. they seem confused! all of them seem confused about what their role is supposed to be#but none of them are willing to question why they have to play a rigid role (which none of them can seem to clearly define)#in the first place.#their political identities are just crutches. band-aid solutions for deeper problems#as poorly defined as their own personal identities. they don’t know who they are and they are hoping someone else will tell them#and the alt right is more than willing to tell them#I’m running my mouth but this is just so morbidly fascinating to me.#and it’s a good reminder that building an identity and core values based on what you think#interrogating those core values and deciding what you (not anyone else) think is worth upholding#it’s vital. if you let other people tell you who you are#you’ll be easy prey for people like alt right influencers#rb
