For people in the notes confused about the connection:
Weâre living in an era of crisis. Enter lifestyle fascism: a bid to remake society by remaking the beleaguered male body.
It is no coincidence, however, that once someone has âcollected them allâ from a specific set of personal commitments â paranoia about seed oils; rejection of vaccines; a belief that biohacking or âdataâ or artificial intelligence can make humans physically immortal; a nostalgia for âtraditionalâ foods or gender relations â we can pretty much predict which political forms they will favor. [...] Couched in the boosterish language of the online wellness guru, their projects link perfecting the physical self to building a better future for white men and those who love them. The ârobust energy and biological resilienceâ of Liver Kingâs âancestral lifestyleâ is fueled by patriarchal values as much as by raw liver.
Unpasteurized milk, the carnivore diet, and other MAHA food/lifestyle choices are very much politicized, just as being anti-vaccine and anti-mask was with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. All linked to white supremacy and far-right authoritarianism.
