Working Out Is Right Wing, and That’s a Good Thing
21st May 2025
According to recent articles, engaging in physical exercise is now linked to right-wing extremism.
The narrative suggests that lifting weights, building discipline, and taking responsibility for your body are somehow dangerous acts. The Guardian claims that getting in shape could turn you into a “right-wing jerk,” while TIME runs pieces on “the white supremacist origins of exercise.” MSNBC warns that during the pandemic, workout trends ended up leading to “extreme” ideologies.
Seriously? Can we just stop with the nonsense?
I’ll tell you the real reason fitness is under attack. It breeds autonomy. And autonomous men are a threat to systems built on dependence and compliance.