Americans Are Extremely Paranoid About Masculinity. Here's How We Can Get Over It ( www.esquire.com )

PeepinGoodArgs , 8 months ago

In our November 1958 issue, in his essay “The Crisis of American Masculinity,” he wrote, “Only a few people at any time in human history have enjoyed the challenge of ‘making’ themselves; most have fled from the unendurable burden of freedom into the womblike security of the group.

Basically, the Republican party.

Franzia , 8 months ago

I can’t even blame them. We’re social animals. The “lone wolf” and “independent thinker” trope just doesn’t work for many people. We learn better and faster by spending time in groups!