By Daniel Cho, South Korea
It is becoming more apparent that by 2030, more males will become conservatives.
Politicians, using this instability in teenagers as an opportunity.
A new solution rather than 'Anti-feminism' must be found.
With only two months left until the end of this year, if there had to be an event that we should look at, it would be the 'way male teenagers approach politics'. Or to be more precise, the 'destructive capability shown in the 2030 male votes'. Examples are males in their 20s that have shown their faith in Oh Se-hun in the Seoul mayor election, the voting done to get Lee Jun-seok as the party leader of the People's Power party, and the fact that there was a vast increase in the number of teenagers making up the numbers of the People's Power Party. Last week, it was shown that there has been a movement by male voters to desert candidate Hong Jun-Pyo and lower his chances of winning the election.
The males voting in the People's Power party have shown that their actions have meaning, and it is seen that using these methods, male teenagers and young men will continue to exercise their power. Just like how in 2016, middle aged or older white men helped to get Trump elected as the president in the U.S, younger men in Korea are expected to help the People's Power Party to get into power. Due to this, a lot of the politicians within the party are trying their hardest to earn the support of these younger male voters.
But the consequential thing is that a part of this is because of the 'charm' that 'Antifeminism' brings. The reason why 2030 males are angry and doing these actions are because of the 'discrimination' they feel from feminism, and in order to show their power, they are using these methods. Since the Moon Jae-In presidency has created a 'pro-feminist' government, men want to get rid of these policies, and are using different methods to get rid of these policies.
What is interesting here is that this isn't occurring within just Korea. Lots of countries in Asia like Japan, Europe, South America, and the U.S have shown similar activities after the beginning of these pro-feminist movements. These activities are even occurring within the Nordic countries, where it is said that feminism is at its peak. Of course, the way that political parties and the media has shown this kind of behavior vary. While in Sweden, there are articles on supporting feminist movements, the Denmark politicians and media has shown that they aren't comfortable with these feminist activities. As a result, Sweden is famous for being the country with a balanced gender-disparity, while Denmark isn't.
It is said that these activities are a sort of backlash from the anxiety that modern-day males and younger men feel from job stress, and a way to relieve their stress. Even in Korea, an investigation on 10,000 people has shown that teenagers think that both males and females are discriminated against, and that they are worried about their future. This anxiety was especially apparent in males, as they are expected to bring back money for the family. And it isn't difficult to guess why these activities are going on, especially since males have to deal with military issues.
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