Just in case it isn’t obvoious the “manly” killing is deeply derisive and sarcastic. They’re fail-upwards macho men that wished they’d gunned down the “enemy”. Arpaio, John Wayne, Nugent, et al. but spent their lives making stories up about themselves)

No, you’re not wrong. As a man, a lot of men have extremely fragile ego. They bully because they want to feel power.