I know you didn’t say this, but men aren’t a monolith. Young men aren’t responsible for their own upbringing or the society that they’ve co-inherited. They’re only responsible for how they react to it.
Simplifications like “you’ve all failed yourselves” is reductionist and not helpful, even if it were to be technically correct.
IMO, it’s all of our (societies’) responsibility to create opportunities for young men to express their fears and frustrations in a non-judgemental and constructive environment.
That means accepting and acknowledging the reality of the situation and how it might be emotionally challenging for them to deal with, and offering active listening and empathetic advice where warranted.
This issue isn’t unique to America, BTW. Look at SK and Japan for particularly advanced cases of this problem.
I know you didn’t say this, but men aren’t a monolith. Young men aren’t responsible for their own upbringing or the society that they’ve co-inherited. They’re only responsible for how they react to it.
Simplifications like “you’ve all failed yourselves” is reductionist and not helpful, even if it were to be technically correct.
IMO, it’s all of our (societies’) responsibility to create opportunities for young men to express their fears and frustrations in a non-judgemental and constructive environment.
That means accepting and acknowledging the reality of the situation and how it might be emotionally challenging for them to deal with, and offering active listening and empathetic advice where warranted.
This issue isn’t unique to America, BTW. Look at SK and Japan for particularly advanced cases of this problem.