Why America’s ‘misogynist incels’ adore Vladimir Putin and ‘modern-day Russian fascism’: journalist

During the Cold War, nothing angered right-wing Republicans more than seeing a red Soviet flag. But these days, Russian President Vladimir Putin is admired by many Republicans in the United States' far-right MAGA movement — including incels. Washington, D.C.-based journalist Natalia Antonova, in an article published by the conservative website The Bulwark on January 5, lays out some reasons why Putin is so appealing to anti-feminist American incels. The anti-feminist movement, which calls itself “the manosphere” online, contains a variety of rival factions. And those factions really hate one a…

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