Folksy fascism. He was the "plain spoken" proto-Trump. Some worshipped him with a similar cult-like fervor.

Aloy: And now they're giant robots, thanks a lot.

I'm pretty sure Gaetz looks like that because there's a tiny, evil extraterrestrial inside his skull driving his body around like that character in Men in Black.

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