To be honest, we already covered this piece once, when it was first published back in March of last year. For some reason, though, MSNBC has decided to dust it off and promote it again with a new tweet. They must think this piece on the far-right’s obsession with fitness is somehow relevant this week.
The far right’s obsession with fitness is going digital https://t.co/rtScnWDBfM
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 9, 2023
MSNBC opinion columnist Cynthia Miller-Idriss writes:
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.
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The intersection of extremism and fitness leans into a shared obsession with the male body, training, masculinity, testosterone, strength and competition. Physical fitness training, especially in combat sports, appeals to the far right for many reasons: fighters are trained to accept significant physical pain, to be “warriors,” and to embrace messaging around solidarity, heroism, and brotherhood. It’s championed as a tool to help fight the “coming race war” and the street battles that will precede it. Recruits are encouraged to link individual moral virtues such as willpower, decisiveness and courage, with desired collective traits such as virility and manliness.
You know who else championed fitness? Hitler.
The left’s obsession with being fat and lazy is going digital. https://t.co/ya8yOO0251
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) February 11, 2023
Fitness is …. bad?
— Jim Stinson (@jimstinson) February 11, 2023
Bold of you to call leftists fat and weak
— Sam Mangold-Lenett (@Mangold_Lenett) February 9, 2023
Y'all need to hit the gym.
— Meara (@MillennialOther) February 10, 2023
The NERVE of far right extremists to pick up heavy things and put them back down!
— Abby Libby (@abbythelibb_) February 9, 2023
This article is almost a year old.
We riduculed it then. We're going to ridicule it now.
You're pathetic.
— Rufus T. Firefly (sworn enemy of Rakell) (@hoggomcswineass) February 9, 2023
I'm just here for the annual ratio on this.
— Stig the White (@StigTheWhite) February 10, 2023
MSNBC’s obsession with getting ratioed is already digital…
— Calvin2023 (@MWBRI) February 9, 2023
You have retweeted this over 20 times since March 2022
— The Daily Sneed™🕗 (@Tr00peRR) February 11, 2023
MSNBC must get paid by the extent of ratio in their tweets.
— Comfortably Boomer (@comfyboomer) February 9, 2023
Really grasping at straws huh?
— Nick (@PrinceSt_Nick) February 11, 2023
I've lost 25 pounds. I am slowly feeling myself going alt-right.. 🤣
— NYS Freedom Otter 🦦🇺🇸 (@freedom_nys) February 9, 2023
Because heart disease early arthritis, diabetes, bone density loss and overall obesity is a joy.
👌
— G. (@SchwerePanzer) February 9, 2023
Getting in shape is right wing, getting married is right wing, having kids is right wing. Thank you for making the right cool.
— Admiral Insight (@InsightAdmiral) February 9, 2023
What’s wrong with working out? Why is that considered bad?
— Herman Davis 💪🏾🇺🇸 (@bigherm2003) February 9, 2023
Does anyone even slightly affiliated with your network have ANY ability to feel embarrassment? Anyone?
— Dr. Måjestyk (@wretchedcretin) February 9, 2023
What's the author's testosterone cycle? pic.twitter.com/NwezJLVbdK
— John Money (Real name on ID) (@DrJMoneyPHD) February 9, 2023
Is this a thing where you try to make being in shape racism or some nonsense?
— victorgonzales (@Libertycactus) February 11, 2023
Imagine the pride swelling in the heart of the parent of whoever wrote this.
— random (@preterrandom) February 11, 2023
The far left's obsession with keeping people just strong enough to survive the work camps.
— Brian "B🌵MFSTTG" Boroimhe (@BBoroimhe) February 11, 2023
if the left wants be to fat. I’m cool with that.
— Kevin (@Shhbooms18) February 11, 2023
Good health is a threat to our democracy
— leetful (@leetful) February 9, 2023
Someone theorized that MSNBC keeps posting this article for the ratio — it gets clicks and engagement, which sells advertising. There’s no other explanation for having posted this more than once, and even once was a stretch.
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