the core of the mindset best exploited by fascism is downwardly mobile men who have been taught that people exist to give orders to subordinates, and to receive and carry out orders from superiors, even if it's like, a family or a community group or your florist business.

instead of the reality that people do as you ask only because of rapport built through your words and deeds and other things often folded into "reputation"

i know it's obvious but I'm writing it out because I think a lot of people still think that's like, normal or generational, if "kinda toxic", but like.

other genders too, but a whole lot of men are trained for it with messaging everywhere, especially in US Christian communities where they think a man's dominion is over his house and family.

if they're expecting respect just because of being in a place of authority, without putting in the effort of leadership or coordination, they're prime material for eagerly supporting fashy policies and falling for fashy groups.

and these days, creating the illusion of seniority is as simple as right clicking someone and giving them discord roles.

the cartoon charicature of a gym teacher or high school football coach from the US is exactly the type of guy I'm talking about.