Canada’s recent federal election suggests a growing gender divide in political preferences.
Polling indicated women voters leaned strongly toward the Liberals, while an increasing number of men — particularly younger men — gravitated toward the Conservatives.
This polarization was not simply a matter of partisan preference but reflected deeper social, cultural and economic realignments rooted in identity politics and diverging values.
The gender gap also mirrors patterns across western democracies, where far-right populist parties increasingly draw male support through nationalist, anti-immigration and anti-feminist narratives, while women — especially racialized and university-educated — opt for progressive parties promoting equality and social protection.
I think the critical question here is why are these men vulnerable to it? Then take this knowledge and use that to fight back against bad actors.
My 2 cents on the topic is that many young men feel unimportant and lost and are therefore looking for someone to guide them. Unless society takes it seriously they will continue to follow those that seem to listen and acknowledge their issues even if they are using it to manipulate.
Men are lonely have no friends and want to belong to something is my guess. It’s why we have all this stupid stuff.
It’s not like we’re not trying, but building stuff is harder and costlier than destroying stuff. In this case, the “stuff” is kinship. For this vulnerable audience, it’s easy to break into self-centredness and in-group thinking.