Tim Walz: The Internet’s dad du jour

This captures why Tim Walz is an example of the man America needs right now:

The meme-ification of Walz seems rooted in a longing for a type of masculinity that’s going extinct in America: the power of a cheerful, useful, helpful, competent, and moral man. A man who knows how to fix things himself, who can make pleasant conversation with strangers, who is polite and courteous rather than boorish and obnoxious.…

…In the MAGA view, the American man has been unjustly torn down and humiliated, and the only way to rectify this is by seeking revenge. But Walz is a living counterexample to their claims. In a time when many American men feel lonely and useless, Walz is presenting an alternative: To be loved and celebrated, you don’t need to be a billionaire…All you need to be is a good guy.

Esquire 2024-08-09

Hopefully nobody thinks I’m suggesting that Tim Walz should be at the top of the ticket—I’m just pleased to see a positive example of a genuinely good guy (regardless of any political leanings) being put in a place of prominence. We need more of that across the political spectrum.

Part of the reason this race was so uninspiring a month ago was that the closest we had to that back then was Joe Biden well past his prime.

Trump, even back in his prime, was never a positive example of a genuinely good guy. There is no time when “bombastic playboy with a fragile ego” is the example we should hold up for a model of manhood.

About David

David is the father of 8 children. When he's not busy with that full time occupation he works as a technology professional. He enjoys discussing big issues with informed people, cooking, gardening, vexillology (flag design), and tinkering.
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