Fear & Loathing, but Mostly Loathing
Aug. 2nd, 2017 09:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bjarvisI noticed recently that I've stopped listening to most of the podcasts I was downloading. Part of this is simply lacking the time: life with a baby and other family activities has dramatically reduced my spare time. I suspect however the largest part is because I don't want to listen any longer: it's so depressing.
Most of the podcasts I was following were related to general news, economics and politics. All of them are now 100% Trump: how his administration is screwing up today, how his economic plans are non-existant (or how he intends to interfere with functioning institutions which are running just fine thankyouverymuch), how he's damaging international relations with allies, and generally how his grand plans are languishing due to his own incompetence. In short, wall-to-wall depression.
I miss the little extras, the general stories, the breakthroughs, the day-to-day minutiae of life. All of these are drowned out by coverage of the buffoon, and even when Trump coverage is slight, the taint is overwhelming. A drop of sewage plus 1,000 gallons of drinking water makes 1,000 gallons of sewage.
As I write this, we have 1,189 days left to the next presidential election. There is a piece of used dental floss in the garbage pail behind me which would do a better job, so next time I'm going to vote for the "Used Dental Floss" ticket, although I hope for better candidates when the time comes.
Most of the podcasts I was following were related to general news, economics and politics. All of them are now 100% Trump: how his administration is screwing up today, how his economic plans are non-existant (or how he intends to interfere with functioning institutions which are running just fine thankyouverymuch), how he's damaging international relations with allies, and generally how his grand plans are languishing due to his own incompetence. In short, wall-to-wall depression.
I miss the little extras, the general stories, the breakthroughs, the day-to-day minutiae of life. All of these are drowned out by coverage of the buffoon, and even when Trump coverage is slight, the taint is overwhelming. A drop of sewage plus 1,000 gallons of drinking water makes 1,000 gallons of sewage.
As I write this, we have 1,189 days left to the next presidential election. There is a piece of used dental floss in the garbage pail behind me which would do a better job, so next time I'm going to vote for the "Used Dental Floss" ticket, although I hope for better candidates when the time comes.
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Date: 2017-08-02 05:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-08-03 06:35 pm (UTC)We shall persevere.