“Manning-Up” through dominance and aggression doesn’t make you powerful, it makes you dangerous—to yourself and others. ~LMB
Across America, bullying, intimidation, control, and violence are escalating—and too many are responding with silence. The old paradigm—the Triple Threat of misogyny, gender socialization, and patriarchy—has reignited with terrifying force. What was once simmering is now an inferno.
Fueled by fear and hate, this hyper-masculinity is tearing through our country like a tsunami. It’s destroying communities, relationships, and lives—crushing anyone who dares to stand in its way.
This is Radicalized Masculinity™: traditional masculinity on steroids, sold to boys and men as the only path to “manhood.” Its rules are simple — dominate or be dominated, show no compassion, win at all costs.
Its messengers? Damaged, angry men posing as influencers, mentors, and leaders — promising guidance but delivering only rage. Their rallying cry: “Man the f*ck up — no matter the cost!”. It’s no longer about strength. It’s about aggression, retaliation, and domination.
Men who look to these leaders for guidance don’t realize the toxic air they’re breathing is driving them into self-hatred, hatred of others, and profound loneliness. What these “leaders” fail to say is this:
· Control breeds contempt.
· Domination comes from fear, not strength.
· Abusing others doesn’t make you powerful. It makes you dangerous — to yourself and others.
· Control offers short-term validation, but lifelong pain.
Instead of teaching connection, they sell violence, aggression, dominance, and numbness: sex, drugs, and power — quick hits to escape emptiness. The message is always the same: stop feeling, stop caring, stop being human.
But once you stop being human, we all pay a price.
Men deserve better.
Women deserve better.
Humanity deserves better.
Because the opposite of Radicalized Masculinity™ isn’t weakness — it’s courage. The courage to feel, to connect, to love without aggression, selfishness, or control. That’s real strength. And it’s the only way forward.
