1 Introduction: Mired in the MAGAverse Not of Our Own Choosing 1 Overview 2 Chapter Guide2 Contemporary Expressions of Nullification Discourse 1 Introduction 2 Current Manifestations 2.1 Orders of Discourse 2.1.1 Obstruction 2.1.2 Victimhood 2.1.3 Grievance 2.
1.4 Imposition 2.1.5 Populist Nationalism 2.1.6 Conspiricism 2.1.7 Resiliency 2.
2 Enabling Factors 2.2.1 Wealth Influence 2.2.2 Electoral System 2.2.3 Republican Party 2.2.
4 Media Amplification 3 Conclusion3 Enforcement of the Gender Binary and Cisnormativity as Means of Nullifying Identity 1 Introduction 2 Systemic Transphobia 2.1 Bodily Policing 2.1.1 Bathroom Monitors 2.1.2 Subordinating the Self 2.1.3 Misgendering as Presumptive Right 2.
2 Moral Panic Discourse 3 Societal Cisgenderism 3.1 Inscribing the Gender Binary 3.2 Gender-Focused Religiosity 3.3 Forbidden Words 3.4 Intersectional Marginalization 4 Conclusion4 Race as a Nullification Vehicle for Aggressively Imposing Colorblind, Ahistorical and Anti-systemic Discourse 1 Introduction 2 Social Construction of Whiteness 2.1 Formation of the White Working Class 2.2 Victimhood as White Consciousness 2.3 Ideological Purity and "Real Americans" 3 Post-racial Mythology''s Role in Nullification 3.
1 Opposition to Structural Analysis 3.2 "Feel-Good" Colorblindness 3.3 Anesthetization through Historical Revisionism 3.4 Dogwhistle Discourse 3.5 White Feelings 4 Conclusion5 Nullifying Democracy through the Erasure of Government and Civic Representation 1 Introduction 2 Dimensions of Illiberalism 2.1 Philosophical Foundations 2.1.1 Project 2025 2.
1.2 The Tech Broligarchy 2.2 Loyalty and Vengeance 2.3 Implied and Actual Violence 3 The Stupid Coup: November 7, 2020-January 19, 2025 3.1 Election Denialism and Interference 3.2 1/6 Insurrection 3.3 Lawless Aftermath 4 Rule by Executive Order 4.1 From Unitary Executive Theory to Constitutional Denialism 4.
2 DOGE 4.3 Demonizing Immigrants, Due Process, and Birthright Citizenship 5 Conclusion6 Misogyny and Nullification Expressed through the Struggle for Reproductive Rights and the Imposition of Traditional Roles 1 Introduction 2 The Dobbs Decision and the Post-Roe Landscape 2.1 Majority Support for Abortion and Contraception 2.2 Gaslighting 2.3 Incubator Status 2.4 Surveillance and Vigilantism 3 Hegemonic Masculinity 3.1 The Manosphere 3.2 Education Devaluation 3.
2.1 Male Flight 3.2.2 MAGA Maoism 3.3 Birthrate Anxieties 4 Conclusion7 Epistemic Nullification and the Obliteration of Reality Itself 1 Introduction 2 Informational Nihilism 2.1 Coordinated Disinformation Campaigns 2.2 Factchecking under Fire 2.3 Gateway Lies 2.
4 The Bad Faith Endless Debate 3 Magical Thinking and Mirage 3.1 Distributive and Discursive Strategies 3.2 Will It into Being 3.3 Cheat Codes and Shortcuts 3.4 Negotiation 3.5 Anti-expertise 4 Edifice of Perception 4.1 Perception over Reality 4.2 Anesthetization 4.
3 Apolitical Disengagement 4.4 Echo Chambers 5 Rage Farming as a Projection of Platform Power 5.1 Performative Outrage 5.2 Shifting Criteria 5.3 "Working the Refs" 6 Conclusion8 Conclusion: Navigating "The Weirdest Scene"ReferencesIndex.