Glenn Beck’s recent re-airing of a short but blistering message about young men landed like a gut-punch for anyone paying attention to the rot in our culture. On his program he highlighted a clip of Jonathan Gentry, an ordinary man who spoke plainly about the difference between angry boys and real men, calling for self-examination instead of street theatrics.
The premise is simple and unglamorous: our country doesn’t need more outrage, it needs more responsibility. The world is overflowing with performative anger, but what it lacks are fathers, mentors, and men who will actually teach discipline, sacrifice, and service to the next generation.
Gentry and Beck both cut through the victimhood industry peddled by so-called leaders who profit from perpetual grievance. Conservatives have watched for years as activists and opportunists recycle old wounds into current profit and power, and that cynical strategy must be called out for what it is.
Make no mistake: culture matters. From celebrity culture to parts of popular music, the messages young men receive celebrate lawlessness and nihilism while denigrating duty and faith. If we want to rebuild families and communities, conservatives must double down on institutions that form character—churches, small businesses, trade programs, and honest mentorship.
This isn’t some abstract sermon. It’s practical patriotism. Promote policies that strengthen families, expand apprenticeship and mentorship opportunities, and support law and order so decent people can raise their kids without fear of mobs or moral confusion. Those are the real investments that turn boys into men and neighborhoods into safe, thriving places again.
Hardworking Americans know the truth: freedom depends on responsibility, and a free nation cannot survive if its sons are taught to play the victim instead of shoulder the load. Glenn Beck and those willing to speak plainly remind us that restoring masculinity rooted in honor, faith, and work is not optional — it is the secret to preserving our republic for the next generation.
