Notable Quote - Dennis Prager (on young men) - Granite Grok

Notable Quote – Dennis Prager (on young men)

“…if the government will take care of you and…”

…In my time, young guys — I can speak with greater knowledge about men — had hobbies and passions. And ambition. If I were 25 years old and had a job selling cars, even if I had other aspirations for my life, I would still aim to be the best car salesman in America. That’s what we refer to as ambition.  I would learn everything I could about the cars I sold. I would learn how to advocate for the cars without being pushy. During the test drives, I would say a lot more than where the customer should turn next. In addition to talking about the car, I would ask customers about themselves.

I detected little ambition in the sex previously known for professional ambition — men. But no one should be surprised. Many young men have been coddled by parents and by society. If you receive a trophy just for playing, why try to win? If self-esteem is given to you without having to earn it, why try to earn it? If the government will take care of you, why work hard? Anyway, ambition in men is probably now considered a form of “toxic masculinity.” Perhaps most important, young men have been given the message that women don’t need the support of a man. Women, they have been told all their lives, are perfectly capable of taking care of themselves and any children they might have.

So, then, if the government will take care of you and your income is not necessary to support a family, why be ambitious? Why push yourself to succeed?

-Dennis Prager (author, speaker, the founder of PragerU)

(H/T: National Review)

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