Heterodoxy Manosphere endorsed Trump and young men followed suit

Late on Tuesday night, when it became clear that Donald Trump would be re-elected as president of the United States, the so-called "heterodoxy" was elated.

- Caroline Haskins

For years, these male podcasters, influencers, and public figures had marketed themselves as free-thinking pundits who evaded the bounds of political classification. "Their political views could once have been described as libertarian," the journalist Anna Merlan wrote in August; the word used to describe them pointed to the same, derived from the Greek heteros, meaning other, and doxa, meaning opinion.

However, in 2024, the heterodoxy universally endorsed, supported, and celebrated the hyper-masculine promise of Trump. This has created a moment in which the vast majority of online voices who appeal to young men are explicitly pro-Trump. In the wake of his win, those who at least feigned political ambivalence now feel no need to moderate themselves.