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To think that 'red pill, incel, Andrew Tate' content is being pushed to groom men into joining the military for forthcoming wars?

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freedomformeismotherhood · 19/04/2026 01:36

Saw a tiktok on it so not my idea, but i 100% agree now shes said it

A healthy, well adjusted man, will not want to join the front lines for a war that has nothing to do with them. But men who hate women, prefers to work out and be strong and around men = perfect soldier

Post from @thathippylookingchick on tiktok

What do you think?

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MrThorpeHazell · 19/04/2026 10:33

Anyone who listens to Andrew Tate and is influenced by them is only fit to be cannon fodder.

CanSeeClearlyNowTheRainHasGone · 19/04/2026 10:59

freedomformeismotherhood · 19/04/2026 02:08

I mean, some definitely are ofc, but on the whole I don't think so

But if theres to be ww3 - they will have to take who signs up

No. They don't take "who signs up"

They conscript. Forcing men to go to the front line and fight and die to protect a country and its inhabitants. I.e. you.

Think of that next time you reel off your misandrist comments about how soldiers = misogynists.

It's one area where I rarely hear about the need for equality. We advocate for equality in the army when it's peacetime and it's all about training exercises and sports and see the world...

...but when it comes to "time to die for your country"...

Then we seem to expect all that toxic masculinity to just burst forth and save women having to go to the front line.

Natsku · 19/04/2026 11:16

God no, none of those Andrew Tate worshippers would last in the military, being told what to do and having to do it - they think of themselves as alpha males who should be giving orders not taking them, and there's a good chance they will be ordered about by women which they will find even harder to take.

The Andrew Tate style nonsense is just plain old misogyny, there's no deeper meaning to it.

OutsideLookingOut · 19/04/2026 11:21

Natsku · 19/04/2026 11:16

God no, none of those Andrew Tate worshippers would last in the military, being told what to do and having to do it - they think of themselves as alpha males who should be giving orders not taking them, and there's a good chance they will be ordered about by women which they will find even harder to take.

The Andrew Tate style nonsense is just plain old misogyny, there's no deeper meaning to it.

You would think so but they pay to be told what to do. The whole Tate academy was such a scam but these guy pay to go to bootcamps to be shouted at.

It is all a guise, these guys are incredibly submissive to anyone they think is more powerful/richer than them. They have incredibly heirarchical mindsets.

Natsku · 19/04/2026 11:25

OutsideLookingOut · 19/04/2026 11:21

You would think so but they pay to be told what to do. The whole Tate academy was such a scam but these guy pay to go to bootcamps to be shouted at.

It is all a guise, these guys are incredibly submissive to anyone they think is more powerful/richer than them. They have incredibly heirarchical mindsets.

They know those bootcamps are just temporary though. Its one thing to spend a couple of weeks being shouted at and thinking you'll be a bigger man at the end than it is to commit to being shouted at for a lot longer and not be able to just quit and go home if they don't like it. Plus the chance that their superior officers will be female.

Mloc · 19/04/2026 11:30

It’s one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard in my entire life.

I’ve seen a lot of incels and none of them strike me as prime military calibre warriors.

I also think people have an odd view of future wars. The days of thousands of infantrymen marching on the enemy is over.

OutsideLookingOut · 19/04/2026 11:49

Natsku · 19/04/2026 11:25

They know those bootcamps are just temporary though. Its one thing to spend a couple of weeks being shouted at and thinking you'll be a bigger man at the end than it is to commit to being shouted at for a lot longer and not be able to just quit and go home if they don't like it. Plus the chance that their superior officers will be female.

I still can’t get over the fact they pay for the abuse. At least in the military you would get trained/sone skills and pay. You’d think so and I hope so but then there are some who left to Russia and were forced into the military following this odd pipeline.

Natsku · 19/04/2026 12:24

OutsideLookingOut · 19/04/2026 11:49

I still can’t get over the fact they pay for the abuse. At least in the military you would get trained/sone skills and pay. You’d think so and I hope so but then there are some who left to Russia and were forced into the military following this odd pipeline.

I bet they regretted going to Russia pretty damn quickly though!

OutsideLookingOut · 19/04/2026 13:01

Natsku · 19/04/2026 12:24

I bet they regretted going to Russia pretty damn quickly though!

There is a Traditional Values visa so I'm guessing more families go than incels but then I did see videos about men (who did not appear to have partners) fighting too.

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Bertiebiscuit · 19/04/2026 13:33

freedomformeismotherhood · 19/04/2026 01:36

Saw a tiktok on it so not my idea, but i 100% agree now shes said it

A healthy, well adjusted man, will not want to join the front lines for a war that has nothing to do with them. But men who hate women, prefers to work out and be strong and around men = perfect soldier

Post from @thathippylookingchick on tiktok

What do you think?

Ridiculous. Incels and men like the Tates are obviously utterly insecure about their masculinity, after all real men don't bully or punch down on people weaker than themselves, real men help those who need it and will step up if needed, whereas the sad flabby men like incels and misogynists are craven cowards who will hide in their mums' basements. Utter rubbish I'm afraid, that type of man is utterly useless.

whereswilson · 19/04/2026 13:42

YABVU

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