In the paranoid fantasy world inhabited by leftists, there are few things that aren’t viewed as being impacted by the phantom threat of white supremacy and MSNBC invited an onslaught of ridicule upon itself for tweeting out an article sounding the alarm that staying in shape could be a sign a person might be a neo-Nazi.
On Monday, the leftist cable network posted a link to an article that was originally written last year by Cynthia Miller-Idriss who is proclaimed to be an “expert on extremism” in which she claimed “white supremacists’ latest scheme to valorize violence and hypermasculinity has gone digital” and that the far-right is exploiting physical fitness as a means to lure new recruits.
“The intersection of extremism and fitness leans into a shared obsession with the male body, training, masculinity, testosterone, strength and competition,” the article states.
The far right’s obsession with fitness is going digital https://t.co/saGOFXMn64
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 10, 2023
In the article, which appeals to both the physical and mental slothfulness of MSNBC’s audience, the author sets the tone by invoking a familiar figure who is often used by intellectually lazy leftists to smear people with whom they disagree.
According to Miller-Idriss, “Physical fitness has always been central to the far right. In ‘Mein Kampf,’ Hitler fixated on boxing and jujitsu, believing they could help him create an army of millions whose aggressive spirit and impeccably trained bodies, combined with ‘fanatical love of the fatherland,’ would do more for the German nation than any ‘mediocre’ tactical weapons training.”
“With recruitment now moving from physical gyms to chat rooms, livestreamed fights, tournaments, festivals, and even combat sports video games, we’re seeing extremist fighting culture being combined with an entertainment culture that already valorizes violence and hypermasculinity,” she wrote.
The network’s tweeting out of the article and its ridiculous assertion was rightfully roasted by Twitter users with some big names weighing in.
“MSNBC thinks you’re a nazi if you work out lmaooo,” tweeted Tesla/SpaceX CEO and “Chief Twit” Elon Musk.
MSNBC thinks you’re a nazi if you work out lmaooo
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 10, 2023
“Being healthy is ‘far right.’ Holy f**k,” said podcasting king Joe Rogan.
Being healthy is “far right.” Holy fuck. https://t.co/EZ8kqpX3mF
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) July 10, 2023
More reactions to the ridiculous article:
The only way to prove you’re not a Nazi is to get fat. https://t.co/GxfTEsuPmS
— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) July 10, 2023
If you’re not a fat, blue-haired, androgynous tree-hugger, you are a Nazi.
Thems the rules.
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) July 10, 2023
Being healthy and fit so you don’t need medical care is now far right.
Got it.
— (@txsalth2o) July 10, 2023
I am going with a white liberal lady as the author, for $1,000 Alex
— Angie G (@MomAngtrades) July 10, 2023
If you are not obese you hate democracy
— PhotographicFloridian (@JackLinFLL) July 10, 2023
You need to eat garbage, sit on your ass and be dependent upon pharmaceuticals to avoid being a Nazi https://t.co/LocSMVZ7s1
— Dr Shawn Baker (@SBakerMD) July 11, 2023
Wallow in a diabetes induced coma to prove you’re not far right. https://t.co/0n7HmfFAI7
— Burnside (@BurnsideNotTosh) July 11, 2023
Next up, the Far Right’s obsession with sanitation and plumbing
— The People’s Cube (@ThePeoplesCube) July 10, 2023
basically anything healthy, normal, or successful will be branded “far right” https://t.co/45ukoh5ufy
— Logan Hall (@loganclarkhall) July 10, 2023
You people at msnbc are straight up idiots.
— Champagne Joshi (@JoshWalkos) July 10, 2023
“Fitness of course is a staple and a hobby for many people, for whom it is enjoyable and rewarding for brain health and overall well-being. Physical fitness channels dopamine, adrenalin and serotonin in ways that literally feel good. Intertwining those feelings with hateful and dehumanizing ideas, while promoting the concept that physical warriors are needed to create the strength and dominance to defend one’s people from a perceived enemy, makes for a dangerous and powerful cocktail of radicalization,” the author wrote.
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Chris Donaldson is an ordinary American who is concerned about rampant corruption as well as the ongoing attacks on our way of life by those who have contempt for our hard-earned freedoms. A Navy veteran, he has been a frequent contributor to conservative websites and resides in Florida.
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