Thanks for this analysis, Charlotte. Always appreciate your perspective. This is a good jolt.
Cory Doctorow coined another good term, "Enshittification." He's specifically talking about how big companies degrade over time, but I think it could also apply to politics at the moment.
I honestly wonder why MAGAts love to "own the libs." Where does this hatred come from? Who hurt them? They literally would cut off their own noses to make the libs shed tears. I don't get it.
Do you think part of his motivation behind this repugnant and disrespectful image is that he desires a life appointment in a position for which a relatively small cohort is responsible for choosing him? He distracts and shitposts, absolutely! But he also reveals some of his deep-seated desires in everything he posts.
Charlotte, you are too funny. Thank you for making me laugh in the face of all this unrelenting horror.
Can you imagine GenDelta learning in history class in school about the Shameless Shitposter President from way back in 2025? I hope they give you a footnote credit in the history book for the name.
“Imagine if all of these professionals truly understood the moment we’re in and worked together to bring accountability and yet… no dice.”
Charlotte, why do you think they *don’t* understand? That gives them an out; it implies that if they *did* understand, they’d act differently.
I believe the truth is worse: they DO understand, and for all the reasons you list, they will not work to bring any accountability.
Indeed, someday we will have to hold *them* accountable for cowardice and failure to speak truth to power, and to us.
Excellent piece. Excruciatingly, painfully true.
Thanks for this analysis, Charlotte. Always appreciate your perspective. This is a good jolt.
Cory Doctorow coined another good term, "Enshittification." He's specifically talking about how big companies degrade over time, but I think it could also apply to politics at the moment.
https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/04/teach-me-how-to-shruggie/#kagi
I honestly wonder why MAGAts love to "own the libs." Where does this hatred come from? Who hurt them? They literally would cut off their own noses to make the libs shed tears. I don't get it.
Best thing I saw this weekend was Trump done up as a Russian Orthodox Saint with the caption:
St. Upid
(picture)
Patron Saint of Economic Collapse
It’s a race to the bottom in our political discourse…no wonder so many have become disengaged. Thanks for your insightful piece!
Just found out the “why” of the foreign movie tariffs:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/29/pedro-almodovar-attacks-donald-trump-in-new-york
Do you think part of his motivation behind this repugnant and disrespectful image is that he desires a life appointment in a position for which a relatively small cohort is responsible for choosing him? He distracts and shitposts, absolutely! But he also reveals some of his deep-seated desires in everything he posts.
Charlotte, you are too funny. Thank you for making me laugh in the face of all this unrelenting horror.
Can you imagine GenDelta learning in history class in school about the Shameless Shitposter President from way back in 2025? I hope they give you a footnote credit in the history book for the name.