"Grown Men Playing Soldier"

This tweet perfectly complements my piece on militarized masculinity.

A huge chunk of American gun culture basically boils down to a way for grown men to play soldier without ever having to actually put themselves in a harm's way. This image encapsulates a strain of modern masculinity that wants all of the "toughness," but none of the risk. https://t.co/CEvlEU36If

— Jarret Ruminski (@TheDevilHistory) January 20, 2020

These fat, grown ass men wearing tie dye and tactical gear aren’t protecting anyone, they’re just stroking their own egos and trying to feel important in a world where the weak are less reliant on men to protect them than ever before. This perverts the true courage and sacrifice demonstrated by those who actually put their life on the line to protect and serve our country. Hoarding rifles doesn’t make you a man, especially when the only thing you’re using them to defend is your own manliness.

If you’re reading this and you’re one of these people who thinks you need to stockpile guns for an impending (imaginary) war, you’re a coward. If you’re one of these people but you don’t think you’re a coward, here you go.