Misogyny identified as biggest red flag for violent extremism

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/rising-misogyny-in-young-people/107053640

In short:

Young men are more likely to hold hostile attitudes to women than their grandfathers' generation, according to a new survey.

The research identifies misogynistic views as a national security issue closely linked to violent extremism.
What's next:

The research recommends misogyny and anti-feminism be recognised as a form of violent extremism.

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SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 17d

And what a striking coincidence, misogyny is encouraged by the current US administration.

Amuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 17d

It’s nuts to me that they’ll go so far extreme and fall into that incel direction instead of just trying to actually talk to girls. Fucking sexless losers

Malyca@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 17d

More violent incels incoming

quill7513@anarchist.nexus · 11 pts · 17d (3 replies)

glad academia's catching up to what we've been knowing out in the streets for decades

edit: i actually am glad. this opens up avenues to make permanent a lot of the anti-patriarchical momentum we've built in our communities the past few decades

Seleni@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 17d

Longer than that

Men who are inferior to their fellow men, are always most anxious to establish their superiority over women.

-Mary Wollstonecraft

Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 17d (1 reply)

we’ve been knowing out in the streets for decades

you're streets ahead?

WatermelonPaloma@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 17d

If you don't know, then you're streets behind.

Drusas@fedia.io · 1 pts · 14d

Because it all comes down to pathological desire for power and control.