Acid Fascism
Journal of Bodies, Sexualities, and Masculinities March 1, 2024 Jack C Lewis 2 citations
The global resurgence of radical right masculinist consciousness combines nostalgia for rigid, hierarchical manhood with immersion in fluid, decentralized digital networks. This precarious ultra-masculinity traces back to fascist psychedelic experimentation in the sixties counterculture, exemplified by the Lyman Family. The concept of Acid Fascism offers a way to understand an emerging desire for an experimental, rather than utopian, reactionary manhood. Alt-right subjectivity demands a theoretical approach comfortable with the shifting affective complexions of nostalgic and paranoid masculine sensibility.