Why young men are rallying around Poilievre

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For Cole Theule, age 19, voting day on April 28 will be his first time casting a ballot in a federal election. The Winnipeg native who is studying at the University of Ottawa, comes from a family with a tradition of supporting the New Democratic Party, provincially and federally. His father even worked to help local NDP candidates.“Acceptance, inclusion, encouraging immigration, those kinds of ideas, as well as wealth distribution such as higher taxes for the rich and more government-assisted programs, were all things I was taught growing up,” Theule said.

But once Theule moved away from home and began living on his own, he began to question those values. He will be voting for the Conservatives on April 28.“Living on my own has opened my eyes,” said Thuele. “Lots of those economic principles don’t necessarily work, and that’s why I believe… maybe it’s time for a Conservative government,” he said. Thuele said the other political parties are not doing enough to support young people in their daily lives. “What is expected of me is to be financially responsible and support people around me, and I don’t think that an economy run by the Liberals can allow me to do that,” he said.
He is not alone. Young men are the most likely demographic to support the Conservatives and leader Pierre Poilievre, according to David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data public opinion researcher.
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“There’s a general feeling that the system isn’t working well for them right now. They feel isolated. There’s a little bit of disconnection from a lot of the things going on,” said Coletto.
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Overall, for Gen Z this is a cost-of-living election, finds Abacus Data polling. The demographic places the cost of living as their top concern (46 per cent), followed by housing affordability (33 per cent) and then dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump (23 per cent). In comparison, boomers put dealing with Trump as their first concern above everything else, at 47 per cent.


“Today’s youth are like their parents — they’re more concerned about affordability and cost of living,” said Carleton University political science professor Jonathan Malloy. “It’s probably the number one issue you find across all groups in that age.”
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But while young men are coalescing around the Conservative leader, the movement has not been universal with the age group. A March poll by Abacus Data in March found 41 per cent of men under age 30 supported the Conservatives compared to 23 per cent of young women.
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Yet another reason he began aligning himself with political conservatism is his belief that Canada has progressed too far to the left politically. He said young men have been left politically alienated. “I think there’s an epidemic of men right now who are being criticized for normal things men do.”
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Here’s hoping young men vote harder.
 
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Nothing makes you more conservative than getting a job
 
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The Reddit thread is pretty funny. Fuck young white men seems to be the overarching opinion. Same people seem to think mandatory military service is just what young men need.

Liberalism is great so long as you have an underclass to do all the work and pay for everything while receiving nothing for their efforts aside from being used as a scapegoat.

The liberal sense of entitlement to the labor of others is simply grotesque. I hope I live to see this ideology discarded into the dumpster of history and its biggest proponents dumped in a shallow grave.
 
the solution is to send these toxic males to the troon camps so they can never be infected by the insidious influence of that vile poison known as testosterone
 
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