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Tue Jan 12, 2021, 05:26 PM Jan 2021

Trumpist Masculinity Reaches Its High Water Mark

Trumpist Masculinity Reaches Its High Water Mark

January 12, 2021 at 4:18 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 2 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/12/trumpist-masculinity-reaches-its-high-water-mark/

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Monica Hesse: “They had come vowing to overturn the election, but at the first hint they might experience consequences for their actions, they assumed the posture of tourists who had accidentally gotten in line for Insurrection Mountain at the Magic Kingdom…”

“Was this a mob of domestic terrorists or a confederacy of clowns? Or worse, was it both: a mob doing unconscionable things that included men who somehow viewed the whole day as a field trip? Militant blood lust, commando cosplay, bright-eyed tourism and family bonding, all wrapped up together in what they decided was a fine way to spend a Wednesday afternoon.”

“These images will be the lasting brand of Trumpist masculinity, inspired and applauded by the president whose campaign press secretary went on television Monday to describe Trump as ‘the most masculine person, I think, to ever hold the White House.’ For better or worse, this is the brand: a combination of inchoate fury and utter buffoonery, feeding on each other as they become more angry and more preposterous.”

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