Extremism experts warn that young men are becoming radicalised after looking to social media for simple answers to complicated economic and social questions.
Already a subscriber?Social media is behind the alarming rise in extremism among young people that prompted Australia’s official terror threat level to be raised, experts say.
Kickboxer-turned-influencer Andrew Tate’s brand of toxic masculinity has found a willing audience among young men.in a search for simple answers to complicated economic and social concerns, extremism experts said. “Narratives are being created that aren’t steeped in truth, but these influencers speak emotively to young people, and it somehow offers them better answers than what they’re seeing in mainstream discourses.“These young men are facing structural challenges to a good and happy life, so they go online and find people like Andrew Tate who say the reason you’re not living up to your potential is women, or immigrants, rather than recognising systemic changes in our society.
Dr Meger last month published research that found nearly 20 per cent of Australian men believe feminism is dangerous to society and should be fought with violence if necessary.
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