• xantoxis@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    On the contrary: guys like that are big on fear. That’s at the root of conservatism and toxic masculinity: fear of losing one’s life, one’s property, one’s place in the social hierarchy.

    When he saw another gun come out, he felt fear. Nothing teaches you better than that.

    • can@sh.itjust.works
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      He felt fear. Nothing teaches you better than that.

      I don’t think that’s true and I don’t think I want it to be.