Vigilante groups offer the thrills of war without the risks, hardships or obligations of actual military service. One of those thrills, of course, is the promise of violence. Another is rank. The Klan had its Kleagles, Klaliffs and Grand Wizards; American Protective League members wore small metal shields emblazoned with a status — “Operative,” “Lieutenant,” “Captain” or “Chief.” The Proud Boys have four “degrees” of membership. For the first degree, one merely takes an oath; for the fourth and highest degree, writes Campbell, “a Proud Boy must commit a significant act of political violence or get arrested.”
A more unexpected, and revealing, requirement faces second-degree hopefuls: They must swear not to masturbate more than once a month. This comes from McInnes’s belief that pornography-induced masturbation drains away the testosterone that would otherwise make men better fighters for the beleaguered white race.
“I have superhuman strength,” said McInnes, who publicly resigned from the Proud Boys in late 2018. “I’m smarter than ever before. I also crave my wife in a way that’s unprecedented
Dude, you’re racist… not a vampire.
Seems to me that ALL those dudebro thrills are rank.
UNPRECEDENTED
Lol.
Well, because no Bears player in the 80’s wore #10 so finding a vintage jersey is impossible
I don’t think I’ve heard this guy before… that’s amazing.
I’ll have to look him up! According to wikipedia, he has some netflix specials…
Me either. I don’t really give comedians a chance anymore though, so that’s not really a surprise. I’ll have to give one of his specials a watch.
And that’s the single worst thing I ever learned about myself.
That didn’t work so well! Here’s the link:
Thanks, great indeed! Made me appreciate the movie a lot more too.
Idealized masculinity as not the Alpha male, but instead an embodiment of “Actionable, radical empathy.”
That movie is so good!
Hmmm. I need to see that movie now
The best one-line review I’ve heard of it: Everything Everywhere All At Once is the movie Dr.Strange and the Multiverse of Madness should have been.