Left-wing writer accuses Israel's Netanyahu of 'toxic masculinity'

Salon senior politics writer Amanda Marcotte has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "toxic masculinity."

Marcotte wrote that "Netanyahu's toxic masculinity makes for a fragile ego." She has also described the Israeli figure as an "Authoritarian."

"Authoritarian men like Netanyahu — or like Donald Trump — love to preen about how strong and powerful they supposedly are. It's all a lie, of course, and they often expose themselves as cowards who cringe away from real challenges. But what's alarming is that sexism tricks large swaths of the public into voting for them, supporting them or otherwise putting their trust in men who brag loudly but fail to show any real competence," Marcotte claimed.

Her comments come as Israel is embroiled in a war in response to heinous attacks perpetrated by terrorists. Netanyahu has said that while the nation did not want the war, it "will win" the war.

"Mistaking toxic masculinity for skillful leadership has led to one disaster after another, from pointless wars to preventable terrorist attacks to the spiraling climate change crisis," Marcotte wrote. "It's long past time humanity leveled up and started valuing intelligence, kindness, and calm over the masculinity theatrics of overcompensating jerks. It won't do much for the Israelis or Palestinians right now, as both are still subject to Netanyahu's gross mishandling of this situation, which will lead to a lot of unnecessary death and suffering. Still, the sooner people figure out that toxic masculinity is poison, the sooner we can get humanity on a road that may, one day, lead us to something that's actually safer."

In a post on X, Marcotte, speaking of Hamas and Netanyahu, opined that "They both suck."

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