{"id":11650,"date":"2016-11-10T13:45:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T21:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=11650"},"modified":"2016-11-10T13:45:15","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T21:45:15","slug":"here-we-are-now-entertain-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/here-we-are-now-entertain-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Here We Are Now, Entertain Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have no appetite for all the political analysts doing their postmortems. It’s all bullshit.<\/p>\n

“The American people want change.” “The American people are sick of the Washington Establishment.” “The American people are angry about being left behind.” “The American people are sending a message.”<\/p>\n

Please.<\/p>\n

Hillary won the popular vote so\u00a0 we can’t brand all Americans with any of these platitudes.<\/p>\n

Many of those who voted for Trump were motivated by knee-jerk hatred of the Clintons, which is mostly a psychosis rather than a reasoned response to their actual behavior in public life.<\/p>\n

But mostly, Trump won because Americans want to be entertained, and Donald brought it, every single day!<\/p>\n

Americans wanted a reality show on a grand scale because that’s how they spend their evenings, watching bachelors pretend to fall in love, or Kardashians pretend to argue, or Housewives pretend to form rivalries and alliances, or amateur singers competing for stardom.<\/p>\n

Americans loved the Trump show, with his orange face and his Liberace hairdo, his wild insults reminding them of when Theresa upended the table! They love his two douchbag sons, his busty blonde daughter, the hint of incest, the exotic foreign trophy wife, the constant drama and craziness.<\/p>\n

This show has everything! And it’s just beginning!<\/p>\n

How will the Trumps adapt to their new home? It’s like the Beverly Hillbillies but better! Will they put in a stripper pole for Melania? Will they get gold bathroom fixtures?<\/p>\n

And the cast of characters like Giuliani, Christie, Gingrich<\/a>, true villains in contrast to Donald’s clueless, illiterate narcissism and need for attention!<\/p>\n

None of this shit is based on any ideas about “policy change” or “economics.” It’s just a show about a kooky rich family moving into the White House.<\/p>\n

There is one other side-note <\/a>to Trump’s popularity and it was expressed perfectly in a tweet by a journalist whose name I can’t remember:<\/p>\n

I don’t like being called a kike, but I understand that people are feeling disenfranchised and want change.<\/em><\/p>\n

So sit back and enjoy your show, but remember that when you turn off the TV, it will still be on.<\/p>\n

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