The MAGA movement will not be shamed by pointing out the basic features of a liberal pluralist democracy. They don't believe in any of it. They see it as a weakness, something that merely holds them back or slows their efforts to reshape their world.
Just want to point out - as a former GOPer - that the rank and file #TrumpGriftee does not actually understand this. They just love Trump and his cruelty. But the "intellectuals" of the "movement" do understand and are actively degrading the American experiment with every move.
Absolutely! Hegemonic masculinity, a key foundation of far-right movements, is built on a belief in a rigid gendered hierarchy. GOP voters *want* to be ruled and feel it's natural. In return they get the promise that they will dominate others (men over women, straight over gay, etc).
I’m not sure if the penny will ever drop. It’s been clear for the past few years that Trump's base believes that rights-based democratic values do not serve their interests and so must be critically diminished.