Gender panic is ubiquitous in the heterogeneous political ecosystem of the contemporary far-right (DiBranco, 2017; Hermansson et al., 2020; Köttig et al., 2017). Stubbs, Lendvai-Bainton and Szelewa have shown how, anti-genderism is a common trend of contemporary âauthoritarian neoliberalâ governments in Hungary, Poland and Croatia (Lendvai-Bainton and Szelewa, 2020; Stubbs and Lendvai-Bainton, 2020). As demonstrated by the authors, the ârepatriarchalisationâ of social relations, with a strong emphasis on reconstructing traditional gender roles, appears as the mode of âgoverning the socialâ alongside the radical reconfiguration of the welfare state. Orbanâs government in Hungary has banned Gender studies from schools. Family has come to replace the âdirty wordâ âGenderâ, while the idea of the tradwife has become commonplace in public discourse, as highlighted by a United Nations (UN) report released in 2016 (Lendvai-Bainton and Szelewa, 2020). Gender mainstreaming, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights and reproductive rights are seen as alien impositions from European Union elites, part of a globalist neoliberal project undermining national sovereignty. Similar tropes regarding âgender-scienceâ and âgender ideologyâ populate the manifestos, public speeches and writings of far-right politicians and parties (Köttig et al., 2017).
In the extra-parliamentarian far-right, anti-feminism and misogyny are central to the French Nouvelle Droiteâs heavily influential Identitarian Movement and the âinternationalâ alt-right (Zúquete, 2018). The latter represents a rather dramatic case. The online spaces populated by the alt-right are obsessed with xenoestrogenâs loaded plant-based milk and seed oils resulting from a globalist elite plan to feminise society (Holly, 2021). They rest their case on the existence of gender-morphing frogs poisoned by chemicals spilt in the water by big pharma, which are directly linked to proliferating âfemboysâ (Citarella, 2021b). Thus, Guillaume Faye, French Nouvelle Droite intellectual and one of the European identitariansâ political gurus, identified the âeffeminisation and devirilisation visible in societyâ as a characteristic feature of a decaying European civilisation to be challenged (Faye, 2014).
In response, the alt-right sub-culture is heavily loaded with the need for a strong remasculinisation of everything â from mewing and bodybuilding to prevent wealth redistribution (Citarella, 2021a; Price et al., 2017) to the creation of men-only online groups â the âmanosphereâ â sometimes referred to as the âMännerbundâ. A concrete manifestation of the latter is Jack Donovanâs (n.d.) masculine philosophy of Male Tribalism (Lyons, 2019; Order of Man, 2021). He advocates for the restoration of masculinity and male gangs through âandrophiliaâ, a form of male-to-male erotic desire opposed to the effeminate gay cultureâs âanti-male feminismâ plagued with âlesbians, queens and transsexuals of all religions, nationalities, and racesâ (Donovan, 2012). Donovanâs ideas are influential beyond the United States, especially in the European Identitarian movement. In 2017, Donovan appeared as a guest speaker on the winter school of the German far-rightâs think tank Institut für Staatspolitik (IfS), discussing about violenceâs constitutive dimension of masculinity and political order (Kanal Schnellroda, 2017).
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To understand the evolving psychology and beliefs of Trumpâs religious supporters, I attempted to review every prayer offered at his campaign events since he announced in November 2022 that he would run again. Working with a researcher, I compiled 58 in total, the most recent from June 2024. The resulting documentâat just over 17,000 wordsâmakes for a strange, revealing religious text: benign in some places, blasphemous in others; contradictory and poignant and frightening and sad and, perhaps most of all, begging for exegesis.
There are many ways to parse the text. You could compare the number of times Trumpâs name is mentioned (87) versus Jesus Christâs (61). You could break down the demographics of the people leading the prayers: 45 men and 13 women; overwhelmingly evangelical, with disproportionate representation from Pentecostalism, a charismatic branch of Christianity that emphasizes supernatural faith healing and speaking in tongues. One might also be tempted to catalog the most comically incendiary lines (âOh Lord, our Lord, we want to be awake and not wokeâ). But the most interesting way to look at these prayers is to examine the theological motifs that run through them.
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How many more times do we have to lose before we realize that he is the problem. He lost in 2018. He lost in 2020. He lost in â22.
You can be the most worthless Republican in America, but if you kiss the ring, heâll say youâre wonderful
What Trump did last week was wrong. Downright abhorrent. Plain and simple. (re: Jan 6)
I think in the presidential field, there are some candidates â who over the long run and theyâve already started this process â are somewhat disqualifying themselves with untruthful statements.
This man is a pathological liar. He doesn't know the difference between truth and lies.
You all have friends who are thinking about voting for Donald Trump. Friends do not let friends vote for con artists.
You can bring a gun to a Trump rally, but integrity is strictly forbidden.
FTA - âIn some states, itâll be easier to stop. In other places it wonât,â Stone told Sammarco. âAt least this time when they do it, you have a lawyer and a judge, his home phone number standing by so you can stop it,â apparently referring to the certification of 2024 results.
