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Trump’s America Cannot Be Shocked By Abhorrent Behavior Anymore
MAGA has been so desensitized to his extremes that Musk’s Hitler salute is now just a funny meme.
If there were one word with which to describe bro culture that has coalesced around Trump, I would probably settle on “edgy.” The overriding need to be edginess, whether it is sincere or not, gives the impression that bros “just don’t care” about a whole lot. Nothing is sacred in their world; there is no topic that is considered taboo for them to discuss. The more shocking they are when discussing things, the more “bro-y” their approach is.
MAGA is now full on bro, in the way that supporters of the Communists in Bolshevik Russia were “comrades.” And, as they say in bro culture, “We are allcooked.”
Because of their efforts to always be “on the edge” in their assessment of the world around them, they often come off as racist, misogynistic, or just plain rude. However, in “bro-dom,” it is mandatory to scoff at such criticisms by saying, “I was joking, bro, chill. I meant no harm.” This is why no one — and I mean no one on the right — is upset about Musk’s apparent Hitler salute
Since I began studying the behavior, and the cultural norms of bros in the run-up to the election, I have come to believe that…