If you got upset at me for pointing out that more people died of Covid under Biden than Trump, in large part because Biden rolled back common sense restrictions that were in place under Trump...
Then you'll hate me pointing out that Trump introduced a 25% tariff on Chinese EVs, and Biden is upping that to 100% tariff.
This is part of the tragedy of the endless campaign that we have now in the US. Criticism of the current president isn’t an endorsement of the opposition in a campaign for an election. It is criticism of the current president - a reaction to policy. The campaign shouldn’t even come up at this point in the year.
The US media’s obsession with covering government like a sport rather than informing citizens about policies and their consequences has paralyzed the political discourse.
I swear, having a Black president literally made America go insane.
When I think about how utterly wiiiiild everything is, I think, Hm, what was the catalyst? What was the thing that made half this country go completely bonkers?
I think of “the 80s” aesthetic starting around 1978 and ending around 1990. But it has to include punk, hardcore, rap, metal, and club music. Those pop acts were reacting to the underground very directly in the 80s.