Hello! I am a young Christian teen who could probably be described as politically conservative. However, I have really been enjoying your work! I have two older sisters and am friends with lots of women and I generally think the messaging of thin and fertile is dangerous. The human body, let alone Woman's bodies are very complex and I do not appreciate the generalities and oversimplifications that tpusa deals in stock and trade. As a Christian, I believe young people should strive towards conformity with the image of Christ and to grow in wisdom and obedience. If this means getting married young and having kids, then you should do that. But what I think Charlie Kirk is selling is the idolization of an unrealistic vision of marriage. I am 17 and even I know, the ignorant buffoon that I am, that marriage is very difficult and complex. I was born right before the recession and my parents both worked jobs and shared duties to raise us three and they did a good job. I know a lot of people on the right think the term nuance is really leftist double speak, but I truly believe that thinking these things through and preaching wisdom and humility is far better for our country, even if it doesn't get the same level of traction as political bromides and whatever the heck hot culture is. I look forward to following your work!
Hey Jonathan. I’d love to interview you about your political views for my book but I’d like to get your parents permission first. Could you give them my email, which is at the top of this post, and put me in touch with them? thanks!
Thank you, I appreciate the encouragement! I generally believe that everyone who does not believe in Christ deep down is opposed to everything I stand for. I will not let that keep me from being a light and witness to the glory of God. I will do my best to not concede any ground, but rather to speak the truth in love.
Keep thinking with nuance and fairly soon you won’t be as conservative as you are now. It’s part of our insidious liberal agenda! Thanks for at the least questioning what you’re being told.
Getting kicked out means, of course, that you’ve made it. Congratulations! Thank you for this illuminating and funny post. It would be interesting to learn more about how these young women reconcile, justify and resolve the enormous cognitive dissonance they must have.
And this line amused me greatly: “The Student Action Summit felt like the IRL lovechild of Tinder and LinkedIn”
I'm not a huge fan of Charlie Kirk in general, i haven't watched a lot of his stuff, but he always rubs me the wrong way. I'm very much a Christian Conservative, and as an early 20s female, I do want to get married and have a family someday. I grew up with a stay at home mom, and my dad was the only breadwinner in the family. (however I have worked for a few years now, and make good money) and definitely wasn't ideal. (but then again we had some other complications as well)
Its not WRONG for a wife and mother to have a job outside of the home, but i don't think its USUALLY beneficial in the long run. And I don't think it's WRONG for the husband and wife to switch roles, obviously there's the exception to every rule. I have seen non traditional family structures work very well for everyone concerned, but its rare.
I do think that it is important for parents to be involved in their children's lives, and stay at home moms are very important. I have seen the good and bad side of 1 income families, but I still think in this economy it is POSSIBLE, to raise a family on 1 income. I do have a somewhat different view of what it means to be a 1 income family tho. I do think that the man should be the primary breadwinner, and the wife's primary responsibility should be the home and the children. But, the wife having a side hustle if she wants, makes sense. Whether thats selling homegrown produce, a small business, things she makes, or even just making their money stretch as far as possible. Being a homemaker is by no means an easy job, nor is it useless. It requires brains, skills, patience, and can be way more complicated than owning her own business, or working a corporate job.
Christian woman here. I think this is a fair criticism of conservatives. Women aren't working because of feminism, we're working because of capitalism and survival.
If men are poor, women will be poorer and low income women don't have the privilege to not work. So yes this particular conservative talking point is privileged and delusional.
If there's anything I can poll or vote on, I'd be interested!
I see the world very differently from you, I favor limited government, free markets, etc.
But I agree with the point that TPUSA and others peddle a dream that is simply unrealistic.
There is nothing wrong with people who prefer a traditional home life. Ok. Fine. But, the reality is the vision being presented is not a viable option for most.
Two additional notes:
1.) Many Republican and conservative women are extremely educated- Erin Hawley went to Yale Law, Usha Vance went to Yale and was a SCOTUS clerk, Ted Cruz's wife was in finance. The Heritage Foundation was led a black woman, Kay Coles James, for 5 or so years.
2.) Very similar things, "lack of access to good, stable employment, financial barriers to education and healthcare, the prohibitively high cost of daily living and homeownership, alienation from a political system run by geriatric psychopaths with no stake in the future of this country." explains Trump's popularity with young men, not just Mamdani's rise.
Hello! I am a young Christian teen who could probably be described as politically conservative. However, I have really been enjoying your work! I have two older sisters and am friends with lots of women and I generally think the messaging of thin and fertile is dangerous. The human body, let alone Woman's bodies are very complex and I do not appreciate the generalities and oversimplifications that tpusa deals in stock and trade. As a Christian, I believe young people should strive towards conformity with the image of Christ and to grow in wisdom and obedience. If this means getting married young and having kids, then you should do that. But what I think Charlie Kirk is selling is the idolization of an unrealistic vision of marriage. I am 17 and even I know, the ignorant buffoon that I am, that marriage is very difficult and complex. I was born right before the recession and my parents both worked jobs and shared duties to raise us three and they did a good job. I know a lot of people on the right think the term nuance is really leftist double speak, but I truly believe that thinking these things through and preaching wisdom and humility is far better for our country, even if it doesn't get the same level of traction as political bromides and whatever the heck hot culture is. I look forward to following your work!
Hey Jonathan. I’d love to interview you about your political views for my book but I’d like to get your parents permission first. Could you give them my email, which is at the top of this post, and put me in touch with them? thanks!
Will do! Talk to you soon!
Hey Johnathan! Madeleline hates everything you stand for. A Christian doesn't concede any ground. 🤝
Thank you, I appreciate the encouragement! I generally believe that everyone who does not believe in Christ deep down is opposed to everything I stand for. I will not let that keep me from being a light and witness to the glory of God. I will do my best to not concede any ground, but rather to speak the truth in love.
Keep thinking with nuance and fairly soon you won’t be as conservative as you are now. It’s part of our insidious liberal agenda! Thanks for at the least questioning what you’re being told.
I highly doubt that, but time will tell lol!
Getting kicked out means, of course, that you’ve made it. Congratulations! Thank you for this illuminating and funny post. It would be interesting to learn more about how these young women reconcile, justify and resolve the enormous cognitive dissonance they must have.
And this line amused me greatly: “The Student Action Summit felt like the IRL lovechild of Tinder and LinkedIn”
Enjoy the woods!
I'm not a huge fan of Charlie Kirk in general, i haven't watched a lot of his stuff, but he always rubs me the wrong way. I'm very much a Christian Conservative, and as an early 20s female, I do want to get married and have a family someday. I grew up with a stay at home mom, and my dad was the only breadwinner in the family. (however I have worked for a few years now, and make good money) and definitely wasn't ideal. (but then again we had some other complications as well)
Its not WRONG for a wife and mother to have a job outside of the home, but i don't think its USUALLY beneficial in the long run. And I don't think it's WRONG for the husband and wife to switch roles, obviously there's the exception to every rule. I have seen non traditional family structures work very well for everyone concerned, but its rare.
I do think that it is important for parents to be involved in their children's lives, and stay at home moms are very important. I have seen the good and bad side of 1 income families, but I still think in this economy it is POSSIBLE, to raise a family on 1 income. I do have a somewhat different view of what it means to be a 1 income family tho. I do think that the man should be the primary breadwinner, and the wife's primary responsibility should be the home and the children. But, the wife having a side hustle if she wants, makes sense. Whether thats selling homegrown produce, a small business, things she makes, or even just making their money stretch as far as possible. Being a homemaker is by no means an easy job, nor is it useless. It requires brains, skills, patience, and can be way more complicated than owning her own business, or working a corporate job.
Christian woman here. I think this is a fair criticism of conservatives. Women aren't working because of feminism, we're working because of capitalism and survival.
If men are poor, women will be poorer and low income women don't have the privilege to not work. So yes this particular conservative talking point is privileged and delusional.
If there's anything I can poll or vote on, I'd be interested!
I see the world very differently from you, I favor limited government, free markets, etc.
But I agree with the point that TPUSA and others peddle a dream that is simply unrealistic.
There is nothing wrong with people who prefer a traditional home life. Ok. Fine. But, the reality is the vision being presented is not a viable option for most.
Two additional notes:
1.) Many Republican and conservative women are extremely educated- Erin Hawley went to Yale Law, Usha Vance went to Yale and was a SCOTUS clerk, Ted Cruz's wife was in finance. The Heritage Foundation was led a black woman, Kay Coles James, for 5 or so years.
2.) Very similar things, "lack of access to good, stable employment, financial barriers to education and healthcare, the prohibitively high cost of daily living and homeownership, alienation from a political system run by geriatric psychopaths with no stake in the future of this country." explains Trump's popularity with young men, not just Mamdani's rise.