'This is a public health crisis that can’t be solved by angry tweets or theatrical displays of bravado...It is beyond tragic that the most powerful man in the world is such a small man, utterly incapable of rising to the occasion...' From jacksontkatz:
This notion defies conventional wisdom, which regards the bombastic real estate developer and reality TV star as a prototypical alpha male. From the moment he declared his candidacy in 2015, MAGA hat-wearing truckers and Zegna suit-wearing bankers alike cited his manhood as the Trumpian quality they most admired.
But the crisis is also prompting a re-examination of cultural ideas about manhood and leadership, because traditional definitions of “toughness” and “strength” cannot easily be applied to fighting the virus and other 21One old school definition of being “man enough” means—when push comes to shove—that a man is willing and able to use force to dominate his enemies and impose his will. Trump figured out long ago that acting like a tough guy was the route to political power in this country.
Trump might not be able to fight the virus, but he can still, of course, talk tough. And he gets plenty of free advice from conservative media personalities who routinely advise him about how to act like a “real man.” Trump listens as U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams urges citizens to wear masks in public on April 22.
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