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Amanda Marcotte :

"Trump’s White House is run by men obsessed with looking tough, but who are, in actuality, weak and incompetent. The more they fail, the more they grasp for these theatrical but ineffectual displays of masculine preening, hoping that the public mistakes loud and violent displays for strength. This may fool the hardcore MAGA base into perpetuity, but increasingly, it’s becoming evident to everyone else ..."

https://www.salon.com/2026/06/17/ufc-fight-cant-hide-maga-male-weakness/
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AkaSci 🛰️ · 9w
More from Amanda Marcotte's article: "The UFC event was a pitch-perfect illustration of how fragile traditional, right-wing masculinity really is. These men live in what appears to be daily terror that the slightest misstep — getting caught cooing over a kitten or shaking their hips to a Beyoncé...