QOTD: Virtueless Paragons Of False Masculinity

 

John Beske, writing for DailyKos, looks at the traditional definition of masculinity and compares it with the perverted MAGAt version, using the Boy Scout's code from his youth and its 12 positive attributes as guide:

"A boy scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.

These were, it seemed to be, the twelve attributes that a good boy should aspire to in order to become a good man and an upstanding citizen. [snip]

But when I see Trump and pretty much all Republican lawmakers as well as major right wing icons like Steve Bannon, Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes, I see people who claim to be the paragons of masculinity, yet possess absolutely none of these virtues.

Let’s use Trump as an example: he cannot possibly be trusted to do anything he says he will do, he is loyal to no one, he only helps people who reward him with massive cash or power, no one would ever mistake him as friendly, he is probably the most discourteous person on the planet and likewise the most unkind, he’s only cheerful when he is in the act of hurting somebody, he wastes vast piles of other people’s money to support a ridiculously opulent lifestyle while depriving others enough money to live, he is an absolute coward, he is unkempt, slovenly and by many reports smelly, and he demands reverence to himself while offering it to no one else.

Likewise his Republican and rightwing sycophants and trolls all strive for personal power and wealth above all else, all view other people who don’t look like them as inferior and undeserving. They feel that they are superior to and therefore allowed to steal from and hurt anyone who is not a member of their privileged little clique. Meanwhile, they attach themselves like barnacles to anyone they deem superior and they endure any indignity and humiliation as long as it helps them advance their status in this dark and devious hierarchy."  (our emphasis)

As the Malignant Fascist's birthday approaches with his vulgar, UFC mixed martial arts event on the south lawn of the White House, it's worth noting that he aligns himself with that part of the culture, while being weak and cowardly and hoping that this view of "masculinity" rubs off on him.