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The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

The cult of toughness

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

The Gun Picture - It's So Performative

Timothy Stanley: The gun picture is a very prominent thing now, particularly among republican politicians. He says it's an example of how toughness or manliness has been reduced to cartoonish flex rih and identity signaling. But he adds that this kind of behaviour goes against the ethic of what it means to be a decent citizen. 'You're a long way away from gentle jesus,' writes Stanley.

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