The funny thing is the worst and dumbest indulgence of this in fiction was Aaron Sorkin's ending to The American President, where he gives a final speech that's just him "going OFF no fucks given" and this somehow surges his poll numbers and collapses his opposition
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Which makes it extra ironic that these people define themselves by how much they hate Sorkin and think of him as an avatar of the liberal civility politics they despise
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Also effective politics doesn’t work on the colour yellow.
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And you can’t do it unless you agree to following the instructions of a bunch of small wrinkly incredibly conservative old men who are obsessed with law and order …
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Suddenly remembering the SNL joke where Palin is all "all you have to do is *want* it" and Hilary responds, "yeah if I could change one thing, I probably should have wanted it more"
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When your entire understanding of how politics works comes from reading The Secret.
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I've always found the Reply All episode about Incels very instructive for understanding some online communities. Incels started as a support group for people who were lonely and slowly became more and more toxic since people who it actually helped left the online community.
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I think you could also call it the John Wick model of politics, because it turns out being a "man of sheer will" doesn't stop you from getting thrown off a rooftop while everyone hates you.
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Campaigns are the method by which we separate those able to lead from the willing and then go with the willing.
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