,AU?ORIT>IANS & ! ,IDEOLOGY ( ,LOVE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,:Y DO SO MANY AU?ORIT>IANS ON ,TWITT] HAVE ANIME GIRL AVAT>S8 

,! RAPID EM]G5CE ( AU?ORIT>IAN IDEOLOGIES ONL9E -- BO? RI<T W+ & LEFT-W+ -- IS P]HAPS ! BIGGE/ /ORY ( ! LA/ FIVE YE>S & ONE ?AT HAS CAU<T EXI/+ ACTIVI/ COMMUNITIES (F FOOT4 ,= DECADES RADICAL POLITICS WAS ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY ! DOMA9 ( AN>*I/S & O!R EXPLICIT ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,SURE !RE W]E NEONAZI GANGS ON ! /REETS ( MANY CITIES & ! OCCASIONAL ,TROTSKYI/ OR ,MAOI/ ON ! $GES ( ! ACTIVI/ SC5E1 BUT ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANISM WAS = ALL 9T5TS & PURPOSES HEGEMONIC4 

,! 9T]NET EV5TUALLY HELP$ %ATT] ?IS HEGEMONY1 IT GAVE AU?ORIT>IANS ! SPACES TO RECRUIT ?AT !Y W]5'T CAPABLE ( HOLD+ 9 MEATSPACE4 ,MOVEM5TS RECRUIT ?R\< SOCIAL RE9=CEM5T1 :5 WE 5T] ROOMS :]E EV]YONE IS ON ! SAME PAGE ?OSE NORMS >E RE9=C$ 9 \R *EAP MONKEY BRA9S4 ,! P]CEPTION ( HAV+ A TRIBE OR COMMUNITY IS A P[]FUL ONE1 M]ELY KN[+ TWELVE DISP>ATE 9DIVIDUALS ) ! SAME POLITICS AS Y\ IS F> LESS P]NICI\S ?AN HAV+ ALL TWELVE ( ?OSE 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! SAME SPACE4 ,SUDD5LY Y\R IDEOLOGY IS NOT M]ELY AN IDEA UP = DISCUSSION BUT RA!R A LAW1 A FLAG1 A COMPACT1 A B9D+ S5SE ( ID5TITY4 

,AU?ORIT>IAN IDEOLOGIES HAVE ALWAYS APPEAL$ TO ! MO/ VULG> ( \R PSY*OLOGICAL NE$S4 ,! TWI/S & TURNS ( !IR >GUM5TS >E (T5 LUDICR\S ON ! FACE BECAUSE !Y'RE NOT ACTUALLY AB\T 9TELLECTUAL P]SUASION1 BUT EMOTIONAL PROMISES4 ,! SUBTEXT IS ! PO9T3 ,WE (F] Y\ COMMUNITY4 ,WE (F] Y\ P[]4 

,LESS EXAM9$ IS H[ !SE AU?ORIT>IAN CULTS (T5 PROMISE LOVE4 ,OR1 TO BE MORE SPECIFIC1 ! WAY !Y TAP 9TO AN EXI/+ IDEOLOGY ( LOVE4 

,LOTS ( HET]O BOYS GR[ UP TO IDEALIZE & LONG = AN IDEAL ( HUMAN EMPA?Y1 K9DNESS1 S(TNESS & CONNECTION D5I$ US UND] PATRI>*Y -- WRAPP+ IT UP 9TO A DI/ANT PRIZE OR FANTASY TO BE LONG$ = OR /RIV$ =4 

,PATRI>*Y %OVES Y\NG BOYS 9TO A K9D ( BRUTAL COMPETITION & ! REW>D IT PROMISES AT ! 5D ( ! TUNNEL IS ! ?+ IT TAKES AWAY3 EMPA?Y1 CONNECTION1 & K9DNESS4 ,WE >E TOLD ?AT IF WE CAN H>D5 \RSELVES1 LE>N TO WALL \RSELVES (F FUR!R1 WE MI<T ONE DAY /& ON ! TOP ( A PILE ( CORPSES 9 SOME GLADIATORIAL >5A & BE PRES5T$ ) LOVE4 ,ANO!R HUMAN BE+ :O HAS BE5 SEAL$ (F FROM ! VICI\SNESS ( ! WORLD 9 CRYOG5IC /ORAGE1 A CRY/ALLIZ$ REMNANT ( EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS SNAT*$ FROM US 9 *ILDHOOD4 ,WE >E !N TO USE \R GREAT HULK+ BULK ( SC> TISSUE TO 5CLOSE >\ND !M1 TO PROTECT !IR SMALL FL[] AS ?\< A REPLACEM5T HE>T4 ,9 ! MO/ IDEAL FANTASY WE >E ?US MADE :OLE1 RETURN$ TO \R Y\? TO UNC]TA9LY RE-/>T \R LIVES AS COMPLETE HUMAN BE+S4 ,! PICTURE T5DS TO T]M9ATE H]E 9 A K9D ( 0,HAPPILY ,EV] ,AFT]0 EV5T HORIZON1 BECAUSE TO EV5 VISUALIZE \RSELVES BEYOND PATRI>*Y1 BEYOND ! BROK51 TWI/$ PA91 ISOLATION1 & SIL5T FRANTIC NE$ ?AT HAS BECOME AS 9TEGRAL TO \R LIVES AS BREA?+ AIR TAXES \R IMAG9ATIONS BEYOND !IR CAPACITY4 ,WE MAY DAYDREAM AB\T P>TICUL>S -- :ITE PICKET F5CE1 NAMES ( *ILDR51 ETC -- BUT IT FUNCTIONS AK9 TO DRESS+ UP A ,D@&,D *>ACT]4 ,!RE'S A :OLE ABSURD1 MAGICAL1 FANTA/ICAL LEAP WE'RE DI/RACT+ \RSELVES FROM ) SU* P>TICUL>S4 

,EV5TUALLY MANY ( US /OP BE+ ABLE TO SU/A9 ! DREAM4 ,! GOAL -- ! PROMISE -- SU* AS IT /ILL 5T]S \R LIFE DOES SO AS A S\RCE ( MITIGATION4 ,A /ALL+ TACTIC 9 A LONG DOOM$ RETREAT4 ,! FUR!/ \R IMAG9ATIONS CAN /RET* IS CL++ TO ! FA9T HOPE ( SU* A PRIZE UNTIL ONE F9ALLY DRA9S IT & DIES ALONE4 ,A TRUE RETURN TO *ILDHOOD :OL5ESS IS F9ALLY CONC$$ AS IMPOSSIBLE1 WE SIMPLY WANT TO SIP SOME NO/ALGIA ( :AT LIFE WAS LIKE BE=E WE BECAME BOYS1 BE=E WE BECAME M51 ONE LA/ TIME BE=E DY+4 

,LOVE -- = MANY1 BUT P>TICUL>LY = HET]OSEXUAL BOYS -- FUNCTIONS AS A UTOPIA4 ,! LA/ CONCEIVABLE ONE4 

,IT'S NO LONG] POSSIBLE = MO/ TO IMAG9E A WORLD NOT RIV5 ) CALL\S COMPETITION4 ,& SO ONE'S ASPIRATIONS %R9K TO JU/ PRY+ AWAY ONE S+LE RELATION%IP NOT *>ACT]IZ$ BY CRUELTY & FE>4 ,?IS CONCEPT ( LOVE IS ! WIDE/ SPREAD & MO/ P[]FUL RADICAL IDEOLOGY 9 ! WORLD TODAY4 ,IT IS ALSO ONE ( ! MO/ SIL5T1 S9CE ITS ADH]5TS HAVE GIV5 UP ON TRU/+ ANYONE BEYOND ?IS ES*ATON-LIKE FIGURE ( ! LOV]4 ,M5 DO NOT SPEAK AB\T LOVE TO O!R M54 ,:AT W\LD BE ! PO9T8 ,AS 9 SO MANY O!R 9/ANCES ! MO/ IMPORTANT P>TS ( \R LIVES >E BY NECESSITY NEV] %>$4 

,& ) ! GIRLS & WOM5 WE DATE WE >E CIRCUMSPECT4 ,! REW>D WE >E PROMIS$ IS ONE ( 9NOC5CE ( :AT ! WORLD HAS DONE TO US4 ,BY SU* ASSUMPTION IT CANNOT BE AW>E ( ITS [N ROLE4 ,& WE CANNOT SPEAK :AT DRIVES US4 

,!RE EXI/S1 9 EV]Y ES*ATOLOGY ( ?IS PROMIS$ UTOPIA1 EV]Y IDEOLOGY OR N>RATIVE ?AT WRAPS >\ND IT1 A BREAK+ MOM5T4 ,A 08880 /EP :]E ! *A9S ( CONTEXT ?AT HAVE WRAPP$ >\ND US DISAPPE> & WE >E SUDD5LY PU%$ BY AN \TSIDE =CE1 BY ! H& ( GOD1 BY N>RATIVE P[]1 BY ,! ,WAY ,IT ,WORKS61 9TO UTOPIA4 

,SU* A REVOLUTION>Y OR MILL5>IAN IDEOLOGY ( LOVE HAS WIDELY FL\RI%$ 9 ! LA/ FEW HUNDR$ YE>S 9 ! WE/4 ,MOD]N ROMANTIC LOVE1 0TRUE LOVE0 & SIMIL> N>RATIVES >E SO CLE>LY PRESSURE VALVES = REVOLUTION>Y 9/9CTS4 ,A COM=T+LY HUMAN-SCALE PLACE TO *ANNEL ! HUNG] & FRU/RAT$ ASPIRATIONS ( SIMULTANE\SLY SEE+ ! WORLD AS IT IS & MI<T 9/EAD BE4 ,LOTS ( PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE TO IT TO V>Y+ DEGREES4 ,I SUBSCRIBE TO IT4 ,OR AT LEA/ SOME V>IANT4 ,SOME DAYS FI<T+ = A BETT] WORLD IS TOO MU* TO ASK4 ,SOME DAYS ! MO/ Y\ CAN BR+ Y\RSELF TO IMAG9E IS A S+LE RELATION%IP ?AT ISN'T %IT4 ,Y\ ?9K 0,IF ,I C\LD HAVE A S+LE T9Y BURN+ EMB] ( UTOPIA ,I'D BE F9E1 ,I C\LD LIVE ONCE AGA9 FROM ITS W>M?40 ,IDEALI/IC ASPIRATIONS 9 ROMANCE & LOVE >E NOT ! PROBLEM1 & !Y >E OBVI\SLY NOT 9 ANY S5SE EXCLUSIVE TO GEEKY HET]O BOYS4 ,WE ALL NE$ W>M? 9 \R LIVES4 ,WE ALL NE$ SOME K9D ( RELIEF FROM ! W> ( ALL AGA9/ ALL4 ,WE ALL NE$ TO />T SOME:]E4 

,BUT :AT IS RELATIVELY UNIQUE AB\T HET]O BOYS IS ! WAY !IR SOCIALIZATION & ! N>RATIVES ( PATRI>*Y (T5 FRAME & *ANNEL ?IS4 

,MANY ( ! MO/ VIRUL5T REACTION>IES ONL9E W]E CLE>LY ONCE S5SITIVE *ILDR54 ,! #d*AN NAZI :O SPEWS HATE ON WOM5 & CALLS = ! E/ABLI%M5T ( AN ABSURD ,REI* :]E WOM5 >E =C$ 9TO ABJECT SLAV]Y1 OR 9DOCTR9AT$ 9TO S]VICE AS ,GOOD ,>YAN ,WOM5 PEPP]S HIS 9T]NET PRES5CE ) COMPULSIVE ANIME WAIFUS4 ,*ILDLIKE 5ORM\S EYES PLA9TIVELY LOOK \T FROM S(T & COM=T+ FRILLS4 ,?IS REPRES5TATION IS AB/RACT$ AWAY FROM ANY RESEMBLANCE TO A REAL BREA?+ HUMAN1 TURN$ 9TO A TOTEM1 A CON/ANTLY 9VE/$ 9 & REVISIT$ SYMBOL4 ,! 9T]NET NAZI ) A LOVE = ANIME & O!R 9FANTILIZ$ REPRES5TATIONS ( GIRLS IS MORE ?AN A CLI*E1 IT'S A NE>-CON/ANT4 

,IF WE CAN JU/ GET ?R\< !SE >MIES ( \R 5EMIES !N MAGIC WILL HAPP5 & EV]YONE WILL GET A WAIFU4 ,! /ATE WILL =CE SOMEONE TO LOVE ME4 ,)\T ! MON/]S ( FEM9ISM TO DELUDE & MISLEAD WOM5 !Y WILL RETURN TO !IR NATURAL /ATE ( WAIFUS READY TO LOVE ME4 ,IF ONLY WOM5 W\LD BE 5LI<T5$ TO H[ !IR %ORTSI<T$ APPROA*ES >E LEAV+ !M UNREW>D$ LIKE !Y W\LD BE IF !Y GAVE ME A *ANCE4 ,IF ONLY WOM5 W\LD SEE ?AT FAIRNESS MEANS EV]YONE %\LD GET A WAIFU4 

,& F9ALLY1 FUCK IT1 MAYBE NONE ( ?OSE ?+S WILL WORK1 MAYBE NONE ( ?OSE >GUM5TS R+ TRUE4 ,BUT !N :]E'S ANY R$EEM+ VALUE 9 LIFE8 ,:]E'S ANY HOPE8 ,GODDAMN IT1 MAYBE IF Y\ JU/ BL9DLY RAGE1 IF Y\ JU/ SEIZE 5\< P[]1 MAYBE SOME:]E 9 !RE Y\'LL F9D A PA? TO UTOPIA ?AT W\LD ACTUALLY WORK4 ,IT'S BETT] ?AN JU/ GIV+ 9TO HOPELESSNESS4 

,CONS]VATIVE & AU?ORIT>IAN IDEOLOGICAL /RUCTURES MAKE A LOT MORE S5SE :5 Y\ RECOGNIZE !M AS ME*ANISMS TO VALIDATE ONE'S [N H>D5+ -- ?IS WASN'T A MI/AKE6 ,?IS IS ! ONLY WAY6 ,I CAN HAVE MY CAKE & EAT IT TOO6 444,EI!R LY+ AB\T ! T]MS ( ! RELATION%IPS !Y ACTUALLY HAVE1 OR ACTUAL ! PA?S AHEAD TO O!R POSSIBLE RELATION%IPS4 

,! RACISM ( Y\NG :ITE M5 9 ! WE/ (T5 TAKES ! =M ( PROJECT+ ALL ! UNCONTROLLABLE FE>FUL RAGE & PA9 Y\ FEEL1 ALL ! BRUTALITY & NIHILISM1 ONTO AN ANIMALIZ$ O!R4 ,SELF-RECOGNITION DEF]R$4 ,! MIDDLE CLASS :ITE BOYS 9 BASEM5TS H[L+ = ! HEADS ( FEM9I/S1 PO/+ GUIDES = GETT+ AWAY ) RAPE1 & %OOT+ UP *UR*ES8 ,?IS TORNADO ( RAW SC> TISSUE IS NOT NOT PRIMAL4 ,IT'S NOT SOME K9D ( G5ETIC DE/9Y ?AT RULES US LIKE PUPPETS4 ,IT'S IDEOLOGICAL4 ,A WORLDVIEW BEAT5 9TO US4 ,SURE !RE'S SEXUAL FRU/RATION1 BUT MO/LY IT'S EMOTIONAL-MUTILATION ALONGSIDE A MODEL ( ,H[ ,?+S ,WORK ?AT C>RIES SU* /AKES WE CAN NEV] RISK BREAK+ FROM IT4 ,! MORE SOCIETY HURTS Y\NG BOYS & ! MORE WE HURT \RSELVES ! MORE WE DESP]ATELY HUNG] = :AT IT PROMISES1 FOLL[+ ITS 9/RUCTIONS & HURT+ \RSELVES ALL ! MORE4 ,SUCCESS1 P[]1 T\<NESS1 ! S(TE/ BOYS BECOME ! HUNGRIE/ = ! CURR5CIES WE >E TOLD MI<T BUY BACK :AT ! WORLD HAS /OL5 FROM US4 

,IF WE DEVIATE EV5 ! SLI<TE/ FROM ! PA?1 WE WILL FALL BEH9D 9 ! CONTE/1 FAIL =EV]4 

,! LUNKHEADS1 ! PRIVILEG$ BRUTES :O CAN B>ELY REMEMB] :AT WAS /OL5 FROM !M1 R>ELY RISE AS HI< AS ! TRUE IDEOLOGUES ( LOVE4 ,! FRATBOY IS NOT A TRUE BELIEV]1 ! N]DY GIRLY BOY IS4 ,! FRATBOY WILL PILLAGE1 BUT ! N]DY GIRLY BOY WILL KILL MILLIONS 9 S]VICE TO HIS RELIGION4 ,EV]Y MOM5T C>RY+ ! RAW T5SION ?AT ?IS MI<T BE ! LA/ *ANCE TO W94 

,! FRATBOY *ORTLES ) DELI<T AT ANY?+ ?AT GETS ?+S BACK TO ! SIMPLI/IC =MULA HE KN[S1 ?AT REMOVES ! OB/ACLES ( ?OSE FEM9I/S & WEIRD KIDS4 ,HE WE>S HIS ,M,A,G,A CAP LIKE A P>TY HAT4 ,BUT ! N]DY GIRLY BOY WE>S IT LIKE A TALISMAN1 A CRUCIFIX1 A HOLY PACT4 

,& JU/ AS ?IS IDEOLOGY ( LOVE CLOSES US (F FROM REAL RELATION%IPS IT EPI/EMICALLY CLOSES US (F FROM ALT]NATIVE PA?S4 

,NOTICE :AT IT DOES NOT ALL[ =3 ,IT DOES NOT 9CLUDE ! H>D] PA? ( TRY+ TO BUILD POSITIVE NON-ROMANTIC RELATION%IPS ?AT CAN SATIATE SOME ( \R EV] GR[+ NE$S4 ,IT DOES NOT 9CLUDE ! H>D] PA? ( WORK+ ON Y\RSELF TO REPAIR SOME ( ! DAMAGE4 ,IT IS H>D = MANY TO EV5 TO SPEAK ( MU* LESS ?9K ( SU* PA?S4 ,& ) SU* %RUNK5 ASPIRATIONS IT'S ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE TO RISE TO ! *ALL5GE ( MEET+ ANO!R HUMAN BE+ HONE/LY1 S9C]ELY EXPLOR+ ! FULLNESS ( !IR BE+ & COLLABORATIVELY CREAT+ TOGE!R4 ,DEEP CONNECTION -- ! EMPA?Y & SOLID>ITY ( ACTUAL LOVE -- IS1 ( C\RSE1 AN IMMEASURABLE F\NTA9 ( /R5G?4 ,BUT IT REQUIRES AUDACITY & WORK4 

,ATROPHI$ & RAIS$ ON A DIET ( UTOPIAN AMBROSIA1 ALBEIT A LIMIT$ ONE1 ! HUNGRI] WE GET ! LESS APPEAL+ !SE BITT] VEGETABLES LOOK4 ,& AS WE DIE ( />VATION \R VISION N>R[S TO FOCUS ON ! GOLD5 PROMISE ALONE4 

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