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This article^°hard word argues^°hard word that the political left has ceded^°hard word the self-improvement^°hard word space to right-wing^°hard word influencers^°hard word, creating^°hard word a strategic^°hard word disadvantage^°hard word in attracting^°hard word young men^°hard word and building an effective^°hard word movement. The author^°hard word contends^°hard word that when someone offers practical^°hard word advice about fitness^°hard word, finances^°hard word, or personal^°hard word responsibility^°hard word, they're^°hard word often met^°hard word with deflection^°hard word tactics^°hard word from the left that frame individual^°hard word improvement^°hard word as^°hard word a distraction^°hard word from systemic^°hard word change. This has allowed right-wing^°hard word figures to monopolize^°hard word concepts^°hard word like discipline^°hard word, personal^°hard word responsibility^°hard word, and achievement^°hard word, even when these values aren't^°hard word inherently^°hard word political.

The author's^°hard word central^°hard word thesis^°hard word is that "saving^°hard word the world^°hard word and saving^°hard word yourself^°hard word are the same damned^°hard word thing" - that effective^°hard word social^°hard word change requires^°hard word functional^°hard word, disciplined^°hard word individuals^°hard word who can accumulate^°hard word resources^°hard word, influence^°hard word, and power to advance progressive^°hard word causes. Rather than viewing personal^°hard word improvement^°hard word as^°hard word contradictory^°hard word to systemic^°hard word reform^°hard word, the author^°hard word argues^°hard word that a successful^°hard word movement needs people who are mentally^°hard word, physically, and financially^°hard word strong enough to compete^°hard word with and defeat^°hard word their opponents^°hard word. The piece calls for a "liberal^°hard word Joe^°hard word Rogan^°hard word" who could promote^°hard word progressive^°hard word values while embracing^°hard word traditionally^°hard word masculine^°hard word aspirations^°hard word like success^°hard word, strength, and achievement^°hard word, using^°hard word examples like Teddy^°hard word Roosevelt^°hard word and LBJ^°hard word to show that progressive^°hard word politics^°hard word and unapologetic^°hard word masculinity^°hard word can coexist^°hard word.