Today's Democracy Thing

The video is mostly about Stupid Republican Tricks, and the beginning of what I hope could be an awakening to the fact that all this MAGA shit is childish, and while we should never have to take this ridiculous nonsense seriously, we have to take it seriously.

What stands out for me in stark relief is something Marc Elias says about how this shit has been going on for almost an entire generation.

Trump started in 2010 or 2011 with the birth certificate bullshit. For 12 or 15 years, we've been getting splattered nonstop with lies and slander and what should be the most obvious gaslighting hogwash imaginable.

But millions of us are convinced it's all true, so there are folks who were 8 years old - when a lot of people are just becoming vaguely aware of politics - and they've spent the last 12 or 15 years being exposed to the fire hose every day. Now they're out of the nest, and "doing their own research", and holy fuck, it's pretty goddamned scary thinking how many of them might be well enough indoctrinated to stay home, or go 3rd party, or vote for Donald fucking Trump.