It’s politics because it’s blatant racism from a public figure but all political events are not created equal. Engaging with toxic (but ultimately shallow) headlines like this is amplifying the Flood of Shit.
Your outrage is a smoke screen keeping the actual dismantling of democracy out of the public eye.
I’d even go so far as to say too much political gravity is conceded to tariffs and other international Trump panic. America loses credibility but tariffs can be rescinded and alliances slowly rebuilt. It’s not so easy to regain control of a government with no opposition after a political purge.
Trump’s last term quietly expanded ICE resources in one forgettable 24 hour news cycle. Now we’re seeing how they use the GOP Gestapo as a federal police force against undesirables. People need to see that, but it won’t get through their (sometimes literal) Trump content filter.
It’s politics because it’s blatant racism from a public figure but all political events are not created equal. Engaging with toxic (but ultimately shallow) headlines like this is amplifying the Flood of Shit.
Your outrage is a smoke screen keeping the actual dismantling of democracy out of the public eye.
I’d even go so far as to say too much political gravity is conceded to tariffs and other international Trump panic. America loses credibility but tariffs can be rescinded and alliances slowly rebuilt. It’s not so easy to regain control of a government with no opposition after a political purge.
Trump’s last term quietly expanded ICE resources in one forgettable 24 hour news cycle. Now we’re seeing how they use the GOP Gestapo as a federal police force against undesirables. People need to see that, but it won’t get through their (sometimes literal) Trump content filter.