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Donna Joywalker's avatar

I'm just speaking to the notion that being a macho macho man is apparently where it's at with young men. Personally I'll take a hard pass on the Tates, the Diddys, Trump, Bongino, etc. as healthy, attractive or otherwise desirable men.

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Jim Geschke's avatar

So you're more of a Jack Lalane type of gal?

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Donna Joywalker's avatar

LOL. I LOVED Jack back in the day. What I really really like and respect are men that like and respect women. It's disheartening to see young men follow the likes of men like Trump, the Tates, and more than I can count. Your story was not specifically about this topic but did the broach the perimeter.

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Jim Geschke's avatar

I've written about young men multiple times.

https://jimgeschke.substack.com/p/all-men-want-to-be-heroes

https://jimgeschke.substack.com/p/boys-will-be-boys

https://jimgeschke.substack.com/p/the-politics-of-boys-and-men

https://jimgeschke.substack.com/p/theres-something-rotten-in-manhood

Having three boys gives me some insight. One thing might help ... a lot. Our society might want to stop shitting on them.

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Donna Joywalker's avatar

I agree Jim. We need men who are "acceptable at a dance and invaluable in a shipwreck". (J. F. Roxburgh, headmaster of Stowe School UK)

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Donna Joywalker's avatar

Meanwhile....Trump is actually considering a pardon for Mr. Diddy.....How absolutely HOT is that????

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Jim Geschke's avatar

I don't know anything about that. But I must ask, what does that have to do with apex predators and sloths?

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Bryan Tuk's avatar

This really illustrates that America has a pendulum that swings back and forth between the two parties. In the 90s, Bill Clinton was popular, then in the 2000s it was GWB, then Obama, now Trump. In 8 or 12 years, this articles will likely read the opposite way, and back, and forth, etc.

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David Werner's avatar

Great article Jim !

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