The maga bros are younger and shinier but their views on white male privilege remain old and ugly. Progressive glow up they need to focus on the middle class and young people. They need to go on on the bro pods not make their own.
I'm really impressed that you could hang out with these people and see that they're stylish and articulate. It helped me see that at least some of my stereotypes are outdated. But I'd like to see you talk to a military guy who'd argue that Hegseth is competent, a mainstream doctor who would defend Kennedy, or anyone who would defend Patel, Bondi, or letting cop beating Jan 6ers out of jail. I maintain a real cognitive dissonance.
yes by all means i’m not implying that anyone who voted for trump is smart or articulate but i think it helps to understand what we’re up against if we want to create the best strategy to counter it
It didn’t sound like that was your point though. It’s as if you were praising them. The elite men in The Handmaid’s Tale are also well put together lol It’s scarier that they are educated and articulate.
i agree it’s way scarier and that’s precisely why i felt compelled to report on it! as i note in the piece, there are real parallels with how the nazis dressed
This is so well written (as usual) and also terrifying. This glow-up can make them seem way less scary than they are and much more appealing to those sitting on the fence. It hides the ugliness which simmers under the surface but that ugliness remains and will be able to leak much more easily into our day to day lives dressed up like this...
Bison of a preacher man - if there are only men and women, how about bisexuals and bisons? Where Putin wants to be a modern day Ivan the Terrible, the MAGA head wants to be a replica of William McKinley
The maga bros are younger and shinier but their views on white male privilege remain old and ugly. Progressive glow up they need to focus on the middle class and young people. They need to go on on the bro pods not make their own.
yes boycott the pods!!
Sorry maga of any variety makes me furious, they are doing project 2025 :(
what kind of progressive glow up would you like to see?
I'm really impressed that you could hang out with these people and see that they're stylish and articulate. It helped me see that at least some of my stereotypes are outdated. But I'd like to see you talk to a military guy who'd argue that Hegseth is competent, a mainstream doctor who would defend Kennedy, or anyone who would defend Patel, Bondi, or letting cop beating Jan 6ers out of jail. I maintain a real cognitive dissonance.
yes by all means i’m not implying that anyone who voted for trump is smart or articulate but i think it helps to understand what we’re up against if we want to create the best strategy to counter it
It didn’t sound like that was your point though. It’s as if you were praising them. The elite men in The Handmaid’s Tale are also well put together lol It’s scarier that they are educated and articulate.
i agree it’s way scarier and that’s precisely why i felt compelled to report on it! as i note in the piece, there are real parallels with how the nazis dressed
This is so well written (as usual) and also terrifying. This glow-up can make them seem way less scary than they are and much more appealing to those sitting on the fence. It hides the ugliness which simmers under the surface but that ugliness remains and will be able to leak much more easily into our day to day lives dressed up like this...
exactly wolf in sheep’s clothing are far more dangerous
1. I love your writing and humour, this is so well assessed and hilariously put together. Thank you.
2. First step of understanding what happened and what can be done is this, not just making fun of the other side but truly seeing what’s going on.
3. The glow up is really is nuts!
4. What’s next - dems need a glow up too! Brat summer was a trend and not a movement sadly. We need to dig deeper.
5. Thanks for being you, for doing the investigating and making us all think.
yes you are exactly right we need our glow up too!!
Bison of a preacher man - if there are only men and women, how about bisexuals and bisons? Where Putin wants to be a modern day Ivan the Terrible, the MAGA head wants to be a replica of William McKinley