Like the Joker and his mentally ill followers in "The Dark Knight" these are the personalities Trump and Musk attract. They must feel immense relief to be as hateful and antisocial as they have always wanted to be, but could never get away with in a marginally civilized society. Now they have complete license to be savages.
This is so true of some blatant MAGA I know. Racists and misogynists who appear decent cover up with simple-minded righteousness and bury their heads in the sand so they can deny the sadism.
This is a fair point. Not all are swept away by the awesomeness of the bad boy for protection. Some want to be released from civilized norms and get the rocks off on other's suffering.
I don’t like this analogy. I think maga members are just as abusive and bullying. They aren’t victims of poor decisions
Like the Joker and his mentally ill followers in "The Dark Knight" these are the personalities Trump and Musk attract. They must feel immense relief to be as hateful and antisocial as they have always wanted to be, but could never get away with in a marginally civilized society. Now they have complete license to be savages.
This is so true of some blatant MAGA I know. Racists and misogynists who appear decent cover up with simple-minded righteousness and bury their heads in the sand so they can deny the sadism.
This is a fair point. Not all are swept away by the awesomeness of the bad boy for protection. Some want to be released from civilized norms and get the rocks off on other's suffering.