Josh Hawley Needs to Learn a Thing or Two About 'Manhood' [View all]

[MissMillie]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/josh-hawley-needs-to-learn-a-thing-or-two-about-manhood/ar-AA1bffl7?ocid=hpmsn&pc=U483&cvid=5d3fc3000018495297520395cb74a90f&ei=74

In his time as attorney general of Missouri, Hawley opposed workers receiving overtime pay—we’re talking about laborers, manufacturers, and other working-class jobs, many of which are filled by men. Thanks to Hawley’s efforts, over 230,000 working Missourians lost overtime protections. As if pay weren’t enough, he also went after benefits, using his position to try and strip away health care from working-class Missourians through his lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act.

When the opportunity to make a historic investment in American manufacturing and jobs came—the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—Hawley said no. When the opportunity came, again, to make a historic investment in American manufacturing and jobs, this time oriented to out-competing China, Hawley again said no. This is despite his tough-on-China talk, which so far has manifested as a petulant lone “no” vote against admitting Finland and Sweden to NATO (he thinks the war in Ukraine is a distraction), because apparently Hawley can’t comprehend that standing strong with Europe against Vladimir Putin is part and parcel of beating out Putin’s no-limits friend, Xi Jinping.

You can’t be serious about the challenges confronting America’s men while kneecapping them every chance you get. Barking orders at men at the latest manhood summit isn’t a serious solution. Real leaders don’t tell people what to do, anyway.

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Of course, I can only give you a few paragraphs of this Op-Ed. I hope what I posted sparks your curiosity. I think it's worth a read. The authors make terrific points.