Russian Brides and Angry White Voters
THE real reason many American men don’t take seriously charges of pro-Trump Russian intervention in the election is not because there is no real evidence of intervention. No, the real reason is that they secretly envy Russian men who have submissive wives and are thus willing to let Putin do anything. Where Russia could not conquer through the Communist Party (it was really internationalists who tried to conquer via the Communist Party, but never mind), it will conquer through the reactionary white male.
This is the theory put forth by Vanity Fair writer Peter Savodnik, plumbing the depths of the Trump voter’s twisted psyche. Certainly, the appreciation for Russian women, compared to overworked American feminists who are conditioned to be angry, is real. But to Savodnik, who starts off by dismissing conspiracies and then unquestioningly accepts the fake-news, unsubstantiated conspiracy theory of Russia tipping the election, it is the clue to Trump’s victory via Russian hacking. “Angry white men” would let Putin do anything because he meets their deepest fantasies. No kidding. (What about all those angry white women who voted for Trump? We are left with no answer.)
Donald Trump’s choice of female partners reflects the yearnings and inclinations of these angry, white men—many of whom, one imagines, now comprise his base. (more…)

