The Weaponization of Loneliness Against Women
- Feb 28
- 2 min read
This past Valentine’s Day I had the honor of speaking to the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women on a topic that is particularly relevant to the center’s audience and mission. The title of my talk was “The Weaponization of Loneliness Against Women.”
The general thesis of my book is that the threat of ostracism is the primary weapon used by tyrants to control people. We are social animals and the threat of social isolation often causes people to comply with top-down agendas, no matter how self-destructive those agendas might be.
In this particular talk I focused on how that process acutely affects women, particularly young women. I don’t think it’s any mystery that women are heavily targeted by propaganda campaigns to comply with agendas that she might not even understand (for example, defunding the police, blocking traffic to make a point about the environment, allowing men to compete against her in sports, taking away a scholarship or trophy.)
An extensive poll taken across the political board of nearly a thousand women found that many women tend to adhere to conservative beliefs like school choice (79%) and no bail for violent criminals (78%). The most interesting finding was that even though they held such beliefs, they didn't want to talk about it! Many admitted that they self-silenced to avoid conflict with others.
All of the above seems to have led to a spike in mental illness among young women. Women are very susceptible to being targeted and influenced because they tend to be especially compliant and prone to the conformity impulse. I provided four possible reasons (among many) as to why I think this is the case. Finally, I offered ideas about how to recognize the patterns of the weaponization of loneliness and build defenses so that women might be better equipped to resist it.
It’s not a long talk – about 20-25 minutes. I hope you can tune in!
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