trump-moist got elected in the first place, in large part, because of the gimmick, the novelty, the brand recognition. Sure, the bigotry and the crude barbarism appeal for chuds was there too, but that’s what I’m worried about.

My concern is that description, including basically all of the above, has a lot of overlap with a lot of famous-for-being famous “influencer” grifters.

I can’t help wondering if the red team vs blue team of the electoral future of Burgerland will be some shrieking game streamer chud ® heated-gamer-moment versus some cold-eyed rictus smiling “philanthropy” grifter (D) mr-beast

I ask if there’s something I’m not thinking of that might push back against what looks like an inevitability, short of Giant Meteor 2024 or sufficient Cool Zone events.

  • Findom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Pratchett, whom, as much as I admire him, I do quibble with. Discworld had a very medieval philosophy: that if the Patrician was a good man, the city of Ankh-Morpork would prosper. We look at real history and it’s not that simple. … But Pratchett doesn’t ask the question: What was Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler’s tax policy?