Hard Truths
A few months ago, when Pedro Gonzalez suddenly became an over-the-top supporter of Ron DeSantis and committed enemy of all Trump supporters on Twitter, I knew I was going to hate the 2024 election. The election was never going to be fun with Trump running, as it would mean another round of foaming at the mouth claims about Trump, but with DeSantis in the race it would be much worse.
The reason it would be worse is lots of people who should know better would convince themselves that DeSantis was the miracle antidote to their troubles. They would make all of the arguments that the anti-Trump people make, but swear they are acting from better motives or making a reasoned critique. Many of the on-line influencers, of course, would be on the payroll of DeSantis.
On the other side would be the vast on-line army of Trump fans, many of whom are on the Trump payroll. They would dust off their playbooks from 2016 when they went to war with the neocons and Buckley-cons, but this time they would not be using jokes and clever memes, but shrill denials and denunciations. In other words, they will just be monkeys fleeing poo at the crap-fest.
This election will be a test of sorts for our people. Many on this side of the great divide still cling to the fantasy of voting our way out of this mess. Their heads tell them it is not possible, but a lifetime of conditioning still traps holds their hearts. Their struggle will be avoiding the crap show, but many will succumb and join it. Those who have broken free from the madness will not enjoy seeing this.
That is the point of the show this week. There are hard truths about this age and our politics that are the final boss on the trip over to this sort of politics. Once these truths are accepted, the coming election is just a reboot of a bad movie. It is Fast & Furious Nth edition, this time with new bad actors to join the bad actors from previous iterations of the franchise. Enjoy the fake explosions.
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This Week’s Show
Contents
- Elections Are A Circus
- Elections Do Not Matter
- The System Is The Problem
- Your Opinion Does Not Matter (Link) (Link)
- The Game Is Rigged (Link)
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