Andrew Tate is the product of an entire generation of men growing up without a strong, moral and positive role model. Without that they are gonna latch onto whatever seems like it's a strong male path. He is a caricature of what macho used to be. He's like if you told AI to generate the quintessential male personality. It's surface level with no depth.
My biological dad was an old school macho figure who was raised by a WW2 and Korea veteran, and he died when I was 20.
My step dad is a good man but he's the total opposite, he's 6'5 but also is hyper liberal and believes men should follow women. He's got a PHD in chemistry and is highly intelligent, but he also got pushed around in business, pushed around by his first wife, pushed around by everyone.
Having been basically raised by both of these guys I can see the necessity for a strong force who is capable of putting their foot down. The paths we choose are rarely right or wrong, but to get anywhere requires steadfast commitment to a path. you can't be wishy washy and live your life to please everyone, because regardless of what you do, you will never make everyone happy, in fact you are sure to upset those who disagree.
Without having a society of positive male role models, modern "macho" men in 2025 have regressed into cavemen with smartphones. Guys like Andrew Tate who measure their worth by female body count and think it's ok to lock girls in rooms with webcams because he is physically dominant.
We had an entire generation of men who witnessed carnage and gore on the battlefield, then returned home and raised the boomer males to be steadfast and moral. The boomers had easy cushy lives and remembered their strict upbringings and felt like the Gen X males should just do whatever makes them happy and feel good.
Veterans that don't end up losing their minds make the best dads, hands down.
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