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Trump is Man Box Culture
A dominance based culture of masculinity means every single person suffers.
For Donald Trump, there is only one way to be a man, which is to bully and dominate every person you encounter: your employees, your spouse, your own children. Trump’s version of masculinity is damaged and it is toxic.
The men and women who support Trump are deeply invested in the dominance model of masculinity, hoping to be far enough up the pecking order to not be ground up in the gears of man box culture. But there is no place on the hierarchy high enough to avoid the anxiety and isolation a culture of domination creates.
Trump himself is a study in man box culture induced isolation, paranoia and reactivity. He trusts no one, preemptively attacking his closest allies to keep them off balance and submissive. His message to every Republican, business partner or ally? “Cross me and I’ll destroy you.”
A dominance based culture of masculinity means every single person suffers. Trump, consumed by paranoia and reactivity, is creating a dominance based national political culture designed to keep us all reactive and paranoid. This is why he invites his base of white nationalists to threaten violence.
Men hold the key to ending man box culture, the culture that drives Donald Trump’s…