We don’t want to admit it. We may even scoff at the notion. But deep down, like real deep down, the truth is that Trump would make these Democratic debates more exciting and that’s truly all we want.
“No, I care about justice” said a liar. “I care about democracy” the liar droned on.
Yeah I’m sure you do. Just not as much as you want to be entertained. The truth is we exposed ourselves in the last election. Before last election no one really cared about politics. No one knew the names of random congressmen. Nowadays if you don’t know the name of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine then you’re out of the loop. Here’s why:
The last election was so much goddam fun. No one wants to admit it anymore but it was a trip. Never seen anything like it. It was the greatest reality show ever produced with the highest stakes. We wanted to look away but we couldn’t.
And now we’re just chasing that high. We’re watching the democratic debates and nodding off. We’re watching impeachment hearings and asking for more “pizzazz”. We’re watching C-span hoping that this is “when people stop being polite and start getting real”.
We just want a show. So yeah stability and politics not being at the forefront of the news is good. But deep down, we want fireworks.
