How does a young man come to believe that violence against women is justified?

That question has resurfaced after the recent shooting at a Montreal-area school, where a 21-year-old gunman killed one police officer and seriously injured another person. Investigators say the attack appears to have been driven by online incel ideology and anti-feminist grievance.

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The shooting occurred just days after a House of Commons committee warned that anti-feminist ideology is spreading among young men and boys and leading to real-world harm against women. The report points to rising economic uncertainty, a deepening sense of hopelessness among young people about relationships, and the future.

Into that uncertainty steps what some call “the manosphere”: a network of online personalities offering simple answers through fragmented, emotionally compelling narratives. These voices resonate precisely because they speak directly to real pain.

The question is not simply what messages are out there. A deeper and far more........

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