It’s hard right now to think about the business of the media after the president gave a dictatorial speech last night, outlining how he would “dominate” protesters by sending in the military. He staged a reality TV environment (I wrote some thoughts last night over at Medium; I didn’t want to send another newsletter last night and clog your inboxes. One email a day from me is sufficient, but click over if you want to read); instead of calming the fears of Americans, addressing the tensions at the heart of protests, he spoke at exactly the time the evening network news programs began and told us he will send in the military to our cities because he is the “law and order” president.
The president will do no more about the unrest than he did about Covid-19. He's a pretend strongman, as well as a pretend doctor.
Perhaps the majority of his followers know and accept know that he's a hollow actor (just like they know and accept that professional wrestlers are actors), but don't care, because he's "ours."
The president will do no more about the unrest than he did about Covid-19. He's a pretend strongman, as well as a pretend doctor.
Perhaps the majority of his followers know and accept know that he's a hollow actor (just like they know and accept that professional wrestlers are actors), but don't care, because he's "ours."
It wouldn't surprise me a bit if they did.