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Sympathy for the Grift

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Democrats are trickle-down economics in disguise, while Republicans are a perpetual motion machine of wealth—promising infinite returns as long as the last investor keeps buying in.

Democrats are the sanctimonious snake-oil salesmen of trickle-down economics, dressed up in the shiny robes of progress, muttering the same tired chant: “If we feed the rich just right, they’ll trickle their leftovers onto the starving masses.” Meanwhile, Republicans are carnival barkers running the great Ponzi hustle, a fever-dream machine of infinite growth fueled by the desperation of the suckers at the bottom. It’s a high-stakes scam cloaked in flag pins and fake moral authority—an endless loop of greed that only works as long as the poor bastards they’re fleecing keep believing the roulette wheel isn’t rigged. Both sides peddle the same grift with different packaging, hoping no one notices the rot underneath the shiny veneer.

And here’s the punchline, the cruel cosmic joke: neither of these bloated, self-satisfied tribes is doing a damn thing to make the average 30-year-old better off than their parents. On the contrary, they’re churning out a generation of miserable little fucks drowning in debt, rent hikes, and the existential dread of inheriting a world cooked to a crisp. The Democrats distract them with dreams of “equity” while whispering sweet nothings to Wall Street, and the Republicans sell them some deranged gospel of bootstrap salvation while quietly siphoning off what’s left of the social safety net.

It’s not politics anymore—it’s a death cult with two heads, grinding people into dust while telling them to smile because “this is the greatest country on Earth.” Meanwhile, the 30-year-olds are stuck in the gig economy gulag, trapped between avocado toast jokes and the creeping realization that retirement is just a cruel fantasy invented by their grandparents. This isn’t progress; it’s slow-motion annihilation wrapped in focus-group-tested slogans. A whole generation reduced to cannon fodder in a war for profits they’ll never see.

It gets worse, oh much worse, because there’s this creeping, almost smug sense from the Democrats now that they’re gearing up for four years of honorable opposition—a glorious little theater where they’ll sit on their hands, bemoaning the horrors of Republican governance while secretly hoping the house of cards doesn’t collapse until they get another turn. They’re betting the farm on some mythical new wave, a tidal surge of desperation and gullibility, where the people—bleary-eyed and broke—buy in again, convinced that the trickle-down fairy tale will finally pan out this time.

And the Republicans? Oh, they’ll oblige. They’ll take the keys to the machine and crank it into overdrive, building the biggest goddamn Ponzi scheme the world has ever seen. They’ll slap a bald eagle on it, brand it as “freedom,” and funnel every last dime up the chain until the whole rotten structure buckles under its own weight. The Democrats will wring their hands, shaking their heads like disappointed schoolteachers, but secretly they’ll be relieved. Why fix anything when the scam itself keeps the wheel spinning?

Both parties are complicit, locked in this grim waltz where the game isn’t about governing—it’s about stalling. Stalling long enough for the next election, the next grift, the next manufactured crisis that keeps the American public too distracted and too beaten down to notice they’re being bled dry. And at the end of it all, the 30-year-olds will still be standing in the ashes, miserable little fucks staring at their empty hands, wondering what went wrong.

This is the only ontology available: a rigged binary where both sides are selling the same endgame under different banners. The Democrats peddle a kind of performative virtue—polished, rehearsed, and utterly toothless. They cling to the illusion that their honor, their principled inaction, is some sort of noble resistance. Meanwhile, the Republicans don’t even bother with the pretense of decency anymore. They’re all in, selling the biggest con imaginable—a nation hollowed out and stripped for parts, but branded as “greatness.”

And everyone just keeps buying in because what other choice do they have? This isn’t governance; it’s a scorched-earth campaign of cynicism, where the options are despair wrapped in empathy or madness cloaked in arrogance. The machine grinds on because it’s the only machine there is, and stepping outside of it isn’t rebellion—it’s oblivion. So the miserable little fucks keep playing along, trapped in a rigged casino where the house always wins, and every spin of the wheel is just another reminder that this is the only ontology available.

Playing For Possession:  How the Democrats Got Benched for 2028

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“Playing for possession: controlling the game without taking the risks to win.”

The Democrats have been hit with back-to-back personal fouls, unsportsmanlike conduct, and an ejection for unnecessary skittishness, leaving them with no room on the scoreboard and no time left on the clock. Think of it like this: they blew a 3-1 lead in the series fumbled the ball at the 1-yard line, and struck out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. It’s a comprehensive meltdown.

This isn’t just a bad loss. This is a franchise in freefall. The scouting department’s asleep at the wheel, the coaching staff keeps running the same tired plays, and the general manager’s idea of a rebuild is bringing in washed-up free agents instead of developing new talent. They came into the game with a game plan designed for a league that doesn’t exist anymore, ignoring every sign that the pitch has changed.

Now they’re on the sidelines, watching their opponents run up the score, facing a multi-season suspension that feels like exile. This isn’t just losing a game; it’s getting ejected from the league and watching your franchise be sold off to a new owner who doesn’t even care about the fans or the history of the sport.

First, Clinton in 2016, the political equivalent of a star striker who couldn’t finish an open-net chance in the finals. Then Biden in 2024, a grizzled veteran who had no business staying in the game after halftime. The bench was thin, the coaching staff clueless, and now the refs—those savage, unforgiving voters—have called it. Two fouls. No appeals. They’re out of the lineup for 2028-2032, forced to sit and watch from the cheap seats while the GOP walks the ball into the net.

And now? The rifts in the system—the broken transfer market, the bribed refs, the unwritten handshake deals that keep the sport barely holding together—have been cracked wide open by crypto cowboys and off-the-books billionaires. We’ve gone from a rigged game to an metarigged circus, where contracts are shredded midseason, and every match feels like it’s being played under protest.

This is the worst of all possible worlds. It’s not just a loss—it’s the kind of collapse that guts a team down to its roots. Imagine your favorite club being sold off to some faceless consortium of tech bros and hedge fund vultures. New owners who don’t care about the history, the legacy, or even the fans in the stands. They slap a new logo on the jerseys, change the team colors, and relocate the franchise to some sunbelt hellhole where no one even knows what sport they’re watching.

That’s where we are now. The Democrats aren’t just out of the playoffs; they’re staring down years of irrelevance, trying to cobble together a plan while the league changes the rules midseason. The game isn’t about tactics anymore. It’s about who owns the stadium, who controls the broadcast rights, and who’s willing to play dirty enough to make it all look legitimate. The fans? Left in the cold, clutching faded programs and wondering how the hell it all fell apart.

The Democrats need to approach this like a team stuck at the bottom of the table, desperate to avoid relegation. The first thing they need is a new coach—a leader with fresh tactics who knows how to rally the locker room and adapt to a changing game. No more playing for possession without a plan to score. They need someone bold enough to throw out the old playbook, embrace a faster, leaner style, and actually go for the win instead of settling for a draw.

But coaching isn’t enough. The front office needs a serious overhaul. The recruitment strategy is stuck in the past—drafting players who look good on paper but can’t keep up on the field. They need to build a deep bench of young, hungry talent who understand the new rules of the game. People who can talk to the fans, play on the same level as the grassroots, and hustle for every vote like it’s stoppage time in a tied match.

And for God’s sake, they need to fix their tactics. No more running the same old formations. No more playing defense while the other side is running a full-court press. They’ve got to get aggressive, take risks, and stop trying to look like the more “reasonable” team while their opponents are throwing elbows and lighting the field on fire. The fans want a team that fights, not one that apologizes for being in the league.

Finally, they need to rebuild trust with the supporters. Right now, the base feels like a fan section that’s been overcharged for tickets and sold a product that doesn’t deliver. The Democrats need to start showing they actually care about the people who show up game after game. Cut the corporate deals, stop pandering to the VIP box, and start focusing on the folks in the bleachers who live and die with every result.

It’s not impossible to turn this around. Great teams have done it before, clawing their way out of disaster and back to glory. But it takes vision, grit, and the willingness to play like there’s nothing to lose. Because right now, they’ve already lost the game. If they don’t change fast, they’re going to lose the fans, too—and that’s a hole no team can climb out of.

Pigfuck and The Sisters of Mercy

“Our faith in the integrity of the system has been restored! After all, democracy is alive and well—as long as we’re on top, of course. It’s a beautiful thing, really: ballots counted, recounts recounted, audits audited, until—by some miracle of divine intervention—Republicans win! Then, and only then, is the system above reproach, a paragon of fairness, with not a shred of fraud to be found.

Funny how it works, isn’t it? Win, and we have the most secure election ever held. Lose, and suddenly the whole thing reeks of foul play, conspiracies lurking in every precinct. In short, elections are ‘stolen’ exactly as often as they are lost. Democracy, folks—it’s foolproof, provided you pick the right fools.”

Our “faith” in the integrity of the system has been restored—if, of course, by faith, we mean a cynical grin and a shot of bourbon while the clowns spin their wheels. This, my friends, is the greatest farce in the American political circus: Republicans hollering from the rooftops that democracy has been stolen from the People—until, by some celestial coin flip, they end up winning. Then, somehow, the entire operation is as pristine as a monk’s prayer book.

Think about it. The same bloodshot-eyed politicians who spent years spreading election paranoia like they were spreading manure suddenly morph into pious defenders of the very machine they’d spent so much time bashing. It’s as if the voting booths, those hallowed “sacred instruments of democracy,” become sanctified only when they turn out to be dispensers of red ballots. I can almost hear them: “Ah yes, the American people have spoken.” Right—so long as they’re speaking with a conservative accent.

But oh, when they lose, it’s suddenly the crime of the century! The earth shakes, the skies darken, and before you know it, the same officials who declared themselves the holy defenders of democracy are rampaging through their own playbook of conspiracies, frantically declaring it all a rigged spectacle. Out come the wild-eyed claims, the imaginary fraudsters, the phantoms of dead voters and ballot dumps—all so they don’t have to swallow the bitter pill of an election defeat. And yet, when they win, these problems magically evaporate.

The game is rigged, all right. But it’s not the ballot counters or the polling stations who are rigging it—it’s the spin doctors and fear-mongers. They’ve got a good racket going: win, and democracy is sacred; lose, and democracy is a lie. It’s a shell game, a three-ring carnival, and they’re selling you snake oil with one hand while they pick your pocket with the other. And every time you tune in, every time you let yourself get sucked into their pantomime of rage and righteousness, you’re just buying another ticket to the circus.

And then we have the Sisters of Mercy—our noble Democrats—tossing up their hands and bowing down to the almighty patriarchy of power and wealth, while still cooing sweet, syrupy promises to the poor sods who trusted them. Make no mistake, these so-called “champions of the people” are doing nothing but rolling over for every boardroom warlord and tech titan that dangles a dollar in their direction. They’re not so much a resistance as a pitiful curtsy—a bow to the billionaires, a nod to the corporations, a submissive little grin to anyone who’ll keep them fat and funded.

They prance around talking about “hope” and “change,” but what does that translate to? Just another soporific cocktail of half-measures and empty gestures, designed to keep the electorate in a cozy stupor while the corporate machinery churns on, louder than ever. They don’t earn the people’s trust; they leech off it, riding the coattails of progressive rhetoric while offering nothing substantial in return. Behind the scenes, they’re every bit as beholden to power as the villains they claim to oppose.

The reality is, they’ve perfected the art of symbolic resistance—a neat little trick where they stand in front of the cameras, shaking their fists, mouthing platitudes about “fighting for the common man,” all while giving the green light to the same backdoor deals and loophole-ridden legislation that feeds the beast. They’re not a counterforce to Republican corporate pandering; they’re the polished flip side, selling out with a smile, waving a rainbow flag while signing off on a corporate tax cut.

And they wonder why the electorate’s trust is thin as a politician’s spine.

But this is all comfort food for the periodic arrival of the real villains in this melodrama: the ethno-nationalist, fascist, pig-headed wing of the industrial-corporate complex. The Democratic Party may be complacent, but it’s the other side—the red-faced, boot-stomping maniacs—who take that complacency and turn it into a weapon. They’re the ones salivating on the sidelines, just waiting to take the reins of the machine, to twist and reshape it in their image, with slogans that smell of blood and soil.

The Democrats, bless them, think they’re holding the line, playing a noble game of resistance. But all they’re really doing is keeping the seat warm. Their tepid half-measures, their sanitized rhetoric, their cozy relationship with Wall Street—it all amounts to a mere intermission before the fascist show rolls back into town. They’re the warm-up act, lulling everyone into a sense of security so that when the hardliners show up with their chest-thumping nationalism and crude, industrial-strength authoritarianism, people are too dazed, too weary, to resist.

And the “villains,” these ethno-nationalist corporate beasts, they’re not here to play pretend. No, they don’t bow, they don’t nod politely to the corporate overlords—they are the overlords, unabashedly wielding power and privilege as a blunt instrument, smashing down anything or anyone who gets in their way. They aren’t beholden to the system; they want to own it outright, to reshape it into their own monstrous vision, where democracy is just a dusty word and the electorate is nothing more than a mass of consumers to be exploited or discarded.

So while the Sisters of Mercy are busy shuffling papers and mumbling slogans, the real threat is waiting in the wings, ready to barrel through with corporate backing and a base pumped full of rage and righteous ignorance. They’ve got no use for comfort or moderation, and the sad fact is, they’re not going anywhere. They’ll just keep coming back, riding on the waves of populist fury, dressed up as patriots, until the last semblance of democracy is a thin, fraying disguise for the ugly machinery grinding away underneath.

Democrats and the Subjunctive

The American HuperObject

In American political discourse, much is made of the divide between Democrats and Republicans. Both are painted as polar opposites, with one representing progressive ideals and the other standing for conservative values. But when we strip away the surface, both parties operate within the same framework: the American Hyperobject. This Hyperobject, a concept introduced by philosopher Timothy Morton, refers to something so vast and complex that it defies individual understanding. In the case of American politics, it is the Empire itself—an intricate web of corporate interests, military power, and global influence that transcends party lines. It’s the machinery that drives both sides, no matter what language they use to justify their actions.

The Subjunctive Democrats

The Democratic Party, often cast as the party of progress and reform, frequently uses language that leans heavily on the subjunctive mood. The subjunctive is a grammatical form that expresses wishes, hypothetical situations, or conditions contrary to fact. In Democratic rhetoric, this takes the shape of grand visions of what could be, but so rarely what is. “If we were to secure universal healthcare…” “Were we to pass immigration reform…” These statements dangle possibilities in front of voters, but they remain suspended in a realm of hypothetical action, rarely materializing into reality.

This subjunctive framing allows Democrats to maintain a sense of idealism while evading accountability for not achieving their goals. It gives them space to come back every four or eight years, repainting the Empire with a fresh coat of promises, while never having to confront the system itself. Instead, they offer a kind of corporate McKinsey makeover, rebranding policies without addressing the underlying structures. The McKinsey approach isn’t about fixing what’s wrong; it’s about managing perceptions, making people feel as though something is being done when, in truth, very little changes.

The Faux Indicative Republicans

If the Democrats exist in the subjunctive, it would be tempting to frame Republicans as the party of the indicative—straightforward, action-oriented, and direct. But this too is an illusion. Republicans often present themselves as tough, decisive, and libertarian in spirit. They talk of small government, deregulation, and individual freedom. Yet, in practice, what they do is often the opposite. Their policies tend to reinforce power structures, setting up corporate stooges and expanding governmental control over personal freedoms in ways that contradict their rhetoric.

Like the Democrats, Republicans have their own form of McKinsey-style makeup. They cloak themselves in the language of toughness and libertarianism, but underneath, they serve the same interests as their opponents—those of Empire and the corporate elite. They pretend to act decisively, but what they actually accomplish is a reinforcement of the status quo, merely packaged in a different aesthetic. Their ‘toughness’ becomes another performance, a means of managing expectations while continuing to expand the power of the Hyperobject.

The American Hyperobject

What we’re talking about, then, isn’t just two parties with different philosophies. It’s the American Hyperobject—a massive, sprawling entity that encompasses the military-industrial complex, multinational corporations, financial markets, and a foreign policy rooted in maintaining global dominance. It’s so large that it’s hard to see all at once, and it operates regardless of which party is in power. The Democrats may promise a kinder, gentler empire, while Republicans talk of a stronger, more independent nation, but neither truly disrupts the system they serve.

Both parties apply their own versions of McKinsey spin to the Empire. The Democrats appeal to voters with the hypothetical, the subjunctive dreams of what might be possible if only they had more power. Republicans, on the other hand, sell a fantasy of rugged individualism and small government while expanding the state’s power in practice. Both are different expressions of the same reality: they are managing the Hyperobject, not dismantling or even significantly altering it.

Conclusion

The American political system, as it currently exists, functions less as a battle of ideas and more as a maintenance of the status quo. Both parties engage in performances designed to manage the perception of change, without ever fundamentally addressing the Hyperobject that governs the structure of Empire. Democrats lean on the subjunctive, offering a future that never quite arrives. Republicans adopt the guise of the indicative, pretending to take decisive action while merely reshuffling the same players. In the end, both are simply keeping the machinery of Empire well-oiled, maintaining the American Hyperobject in all its overwhelming, inescapable complexity.

The Machinery of Violence

The Machine is hungry. Republican hands reach for the Big Red Button—no hesitation, no pause, just the itch, the primal need to blow something to dust. Preferably brown, preferably Other, preferably something distant enough to forget but close enough to feel the shockwave. Boom, boom, boom. A symphony of obliteration. Brown bodies turned to statistics, to ghost echoes in the desert. The Machine doesn’t discriminate; it only consumes. The Republicans feed it raw meat, fresh kill.

But the Democrats, they come with tweezers and scalpels, carefully cataloging the flesh before feeding it to the furnace. First, they label, dissect, analyze. Brown, but what shade of brown? Brown with a hint of revolution, or brown with a touch of despair? Every drop of blood carefully examined before it’s spilled, each scream weighed on the scales of morality. They pretend precision, but the endgame is the same—blow it up, feed the Machine, keep the gears turning. Nitpicking pacifists armed with drones and moral certitude, selecting their targets like gourmet butchers. Blood flows just as red, bodies pile just as high, but with a veneer of justification, a patina of righteousness.

The violence and hypocrisy are laid bare, exposing the grotesque machinery and destruction beneath the surface of political rhetoric. The metaphorical “Machine” consumes all, indifferent to the nuanced justifications or the crass brutality of its operators.

The Machine doesn’t care. It devours everything, Republican, Democrat, doesn’t matter—just feed it, feed it the bodies, feed it the blood. It grinds on, fueled by the contradictions, the hypocrisies, the desperate need to maintain the illusion of control. Somewhere in the gears, a brown face screams, but the sound is swallowed up by the grinding, the relentless churning of the Machine. It’s all part of the program, the script, the endless loop of violence wrapped in the banner of freedom, justice, the American way. The Machine doesn’t care what color the bodies are. It just needs them to burn.

Musical Golden Parachutes

The Republican agenda is a carnival of contradictions, a grotesque spectacle where fiscal conservatism is a punchline to ballooning deficits fueled by military largesse and tax giveaways to the elite. They preach small government yet loom large over personal liberties, wielding power like a cudgel in the name of moral authority.

Their hymn to free markets is a discordant tune harmonized with subsidies and bailouts for corporate titans, while states’ rights are waved like a flag before being trampled by federal mandates and interventions. Pro-life banners flap in the breeze while the death penalty looms ominously over the justice system, a grim reaper in their moral crusade.

Healthcare freedom is the battle cry until it clashes with the specter of government competition, and rural support withers under the advance of Walmartization and the hollowing out of Main Street. Climate denial is their shield against inconvenient truths, yet they scramble for disaster aid as wildfires rage and floodwaters rise, seeking solace in science when their heels are at the precipice.

Their professed defense of free speech rings hollow amidst bans on books and curbs on dissenting voices, a paradoxical dance where censorship masquerades as protection. The Republican playbook reads like a strategy for Monopoly: dismantle state capacity while hoping to land on “Advance to Go (Collect $200)” for a quick bailout. They are the rats fleeing the sinking ship, clutching their pearls and parachutes, retreating to safe havens to watch the conflagration they ignited from afar.

In the end, their legacy is not one of governance but of expedient retreat, leaving behind a landscape scarred by contradictions, a carnival of chaos where principles are bartered away for fleeting victories and the illusion of control.

They know their policies are a house of cards built on quicksand, a mirage of stability in the barren desert of American politics. As the dust storms gather and the horizon darkens, they’re the first to jump ship, clutching their ill-gotten gains like rats fleeing a sinking vessel.

They will retreat to their gated communities, their private islands, watching the world burn from a safe distance, sipping imported champagne while the rest of us are left to pick up the pieces.

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The Democratic agenda, a feeble flicker in the tempest of American politics, offers up progressive ideals that evaporate in the heat of corporate cauldrons. They preach social change but wield policies with one hand tied to Wall Street’s purse strings, sacrificing diversity at the altar of shaky party unity.

Workers’ rights are a bargaining chip in their free trade poker game, where the chips fall not in favor of the working class but into the coffers of multinational giants. Environmental advocacy is their anthem, sung while swaying to the tune of energy lobbyists’ deep pockets, ensuring compromise over conviction.

Their championing of public education collides with their deference to charter school agendas, revealing a split allegiance in the arena of learning. Civil liberties are hawked as security coins, traded away for a mirage of safety in a world of ever-expanding surveillance.

Healthcare reform dances a desperate waltz with insurance behemoths, where promises of accessibility and affordability drown in the paperwork of profit margins. Campaign finance reform becomes a punchline when Super PACs cozy up to Democratic coffers, ensuring the floodgates of influence remain wide open.

Their stance on gun control versus the Second Amendment resembles a drunken stumble through a legal minefield, leaving confusion and compromise in its wake. Immigration reform meets its match at the fortress of border security, where ideals of inclusion falter against the harsh realities of political brinksmanship.

Champions of LGBTQ+ rights, they falter at the hurdle of religious freedom, caught between progress and tradition. They champion regulation while clutching at innovation, a paradoxical dance where rules are made to be bent and broken.

Their call for criminal justice reform echoes through corridors of power, drowned out by echoes of tough-on-crime rhetoric, a nostalgic hymn to an era of punitive policies. In foreign affairs, their diplomacy stumbles over military interventions, caught in a tango of conflicting interests and international entanglements.

The Democratic agenda is a tragicomedy, a mask worn in a half-hearted rebellion against the very forces they court, a play where the script changes with the whims of lobbyists and the pressures of pragmatism. In their quest for progress, they navigate a labyrinth of contradictions, where ideals collide and compromise becomes the currency of change.

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And yet, as the curtain falls on their political theater, the Democratic players exit stage left with a farcical flourish. Each protagonist, after delivering impassioned speeches on behalf of the people, swiftly dons a tailored suit and slips into the plush embrace of the private sector. There, amidst the clinking of champagne glasses and the rustle of signing bonuses, they find solace in the very corporate boardrooms they once criticized.

Progressive firebrands morph into consultants, whispering strategic advice to the same industries they once challenged. Diversity advocates become diversity officers for Fortune 500 companies, their rallying cries now softened to diversity training modules. Former champions of workers’ rights find themselves on the payroll of multinational corporations, negotiating labor agreements that bear little resemblance to their campaign promises.

Environmental warriors, now consultants for energy conglomerates, navigate the delicate balance between profit margins and sustainability reports. Education reformers find refuge in charter school networks, their visions of equitable education reframed in glossy brochures and fundraising drives.

Civil libertarians, now legal advisors to security firms, reinterpret privacy laws through the lens of corporate interests. Healthcare reform architects become lobbyists for pharmaceutical giants, shaping policies that pad pockets while promising public health solutions.

Campaign finance reform champions, now partners in lobbying firms, redefine influence peddling as strategic advocacy. Gun control advocates, consultants for arms manufacturers, pivot to marketing campaigns that blend safety with the Second Amendment.

Immigration reformers, now advisors to border security contractors, devise algorithms to streamline deportation processes. LGBTQ+ rights activists, now corporate diversity consultants, craft inclusion policies that toe the line of corporate culture.

Regulatory watchdogs, now compliance officers for tech startups, navigate the fine line between innovation and oversight. Tough-on-crime critics, now legal advisors to private prisons, balance rehabilitation rhetoric with occupancy quotas.

In the realm of foreign affairs, diplomats-turned-consultants broker deals between nations while serving the interests of defense contractors. Each exit, marked by a lucrative handshake and a nondisclosure agreement, underscores the tragicomedy of political ambition intersecting with corporate reality.

Thus concludes the farcical addendum to their public service, where idealism meets pragmatism, and the revolving door of influence spins ever onward.

The Red Insurgency

In the flickering underbelly of the Sprawl, where the scent of darknet deals hangs heavy in the recycled air, a dangerous memeplex is spreading. These Chiba-crafted crypto cowboys, particularly the Bitcoin Bishops locked in their shrines of mined wealth, seem to be confusing the fracture and fire sale of ossified megastates – the wet dream of the Gray Party – with a whole new level of emergent order. It’s like mistaking a demolition derby for a revolution, mon and the genesis of a new commons. But these ain’t mirror images, chummer.

One path leads to entropic ruin, a bulldozer crashing through the intricate clockwork of the state, leaving behind a wasteland of privatized power grids and water rights snapped up by vulture capitalists at a fire sale. Decades of accretion, shattered.

A mediocre symphony of evolution, a concerto composed on a new platform – the commons, rewired for a digital age. A metamorphosis, a chrysalis of code spun from the ether itself.

There might be a few glitches in the transition, a touch of static on the line, but this ain’t some fire sale, some bargain-basement auction of our public goods to the highest bidder. This is about leaving behind the rusty mainframes of the past, not downloading chaos. This ain’t some reactionary temper tantrum– this is about evolution, baby. We’re transcending the rusty, legacy systems, not just chucking the whole damn thing in the trash compactor.

The other beckons with the promise of emergent order, a symphony conducted not by the iron fist of Leviathan, but by the million-whispering chorus of the distributed ledger.

Fear and Loathing in the Grand Old Party

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Fascinating seeing the conservative right split between whether Israel is a based Jewish ethnostate or the center of a global anti-white conspiracy.

Buckle up, because we’re hurtling down a rabbit hole that makes Alice in Wonderland look like a nature documentary. The American Right, that glorious tapestry of gun nuts, Bible thumpers, and tax-evading tycoons, is facing a schism wilder than a rodeo clown convention on peyote. On one hand, you got the flag-waving patriots, frothing at the mouth about Judeo-Christian values. They see Israel, a nation carved from sand and scripture, as a shining city on a hill – a bastion of Western civilization, surrounded by a sea of scimitar-wielding savages. It’s a place where the right kind of white folks can finally flex their muscles and build a society without pesky regulations or pesky minorities, for that matter.

The Bible thumpers, the God-fearing folk who see Israel as the fulfillment of prophecy, a shining beacon of Judeo-Christian values in a world gone mad. To them, it’s a fortress under siege, a David facing a Goliath of sandal-wearing, hummus-eating liberals. They wear “Support Israel” t-shirts with the fervor of a televangelist hawking snake oil, convinced that Jerusalem’s gotta be protected at all costs.

Then you got the tinfoil hat brigade, the kind of folks who believe the government is run by lizard people using chemtrails to control our dreams. To them, Israel ain’t the promised land, it’s the epicenter of a globalist conspiracy – a puppet state run by shadowy figures manipulating currency markets and orchestrating the downfall of the white race. It’s a head-spinning vortex where David with his slingshot becomes a Rothschild banker pulling the strings, and the founding fathers morph into Mossad agents.

The fringe dwellers out of the shadows, the militia types who haven’t showered since Y2K. These are the dudes who see a globalist conspiracy behind every flickering fluorescent bulb. In their fever dreams, Israel ain’t the promised land, it’s the mastermind behind the whole damn shebang. It’s a puppet state, you see, controlled by a shadowy cabal of, you guessed it, international financiers with suspiciously Hebraic names. These are the same folks who believe the fluoride in the water is turning frogs gay, and that Israel’s just the tip of the iceberg in a plot to, well, replace white people with…well, that’s never quite clear.

This ideological cage match is playing out on internet forums so toxic they’d make a landfill weep. It’s a symphony of slurs, ALL CAPS RANTS, and enough jpeg propaganda to wallpaper a militia meeting hall. You got memes of Bibi Netanyahu as a superhero battling hordes of brown immigrants, next to screeds about the ” (((international banking cabal)))” controlling the world. It’s enough to make me reach for the mescaline and declare, “This, folks, this is bat country!”

The mainstream Republicans are caught in the crossfire, trying to navigate this minefield of contradictions. They wanna court the evangelical vote while keeping the crazies at bay. It’s a balancing act worthy of a drunken tightrope walker juggling nitroglycerin. The whole situation is a microcosm of the GOP’s identity crisis – caught between clinging to their WASP roots and embracing a more diverse America. It’s a powder keg waiting to explode, and when it does, folks, it’s gonna be a helluva fireworks show. Just remember, when the dust settles, one thing’s for sure – the only winner will be chaos, that cackling, bloodthirsty jester who thrives on the divisions of men.

It’s a head-scratcher worthy of a peyote-fueled bender in Vegas, this ideological mosh pit. On one hand, you got folks cheering for a nation built on religious and ethnic identity, and on the other, you got folks who see the very idea of an ethnostate as a slippery slope leading to, well, brown people taking over their damn PTA meetings. The irony would be delicious if it wasn’t so damn dangerous.

So, there you have it, folks. The American right, a tangled mess of contradictions held together by duct tape and prayers. It’s a three-ring circus where clowns spout conspiracy theories and elephants wear MAGA hats. Buckle up, because this one’s gonna get messy. Just remember, when the dust settles, someone’s gonna be left holding the empty box of fireworks, wondering what the hell just exploded.

Fear and Loathing: Political Conventions 2024

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Red Flood pulsing, Vegas lights refracted through a cracked windshield. Faces flicker on the motel TV, a kaleidoscope of rictus grins and disembodied teeth. The Republican National Convention – a Roach Motel for the American Dream.

Cut-up slogans flicker across the screen: “STRONG BORDERS, STRONG DRUGS!” – cut to a montage of emaciated faces, hollow eyes glinting with a desperate need for that next fix. A booming voice, an oily televangelist on a bender, thumps about “God, Guns & Gridlock” – the holy trinity of the paranoid crank.

Red convention floor throbbed, a pulsating meat-market under flickering fluorescent hell. Faces contorted into grotesque rictus grins, eyes gleaming with a manic amphetamine jit. Delegates, wired on speed cocktails and paranoia, bounced in their seats like hyperactive toddlers hopped up on Pixy Stix.

Reptoid eyes glint under the garish lights, pupils dilated on a cocktail of amphetamines – Bennies dancing with Ritalin, a Dexedrine tango fueling a manic energy that borders on psychosis. Televangelists, voices hoarse from years of hollering damnation, whip the crowd into a frothing mass of paranoia and grievance. Conspiracy theories morph and mutate, spilling from chattering mouths like a viral download.

Floorwalkers in powder-blue suits, their smiles stretched thin like taffy, hustle delegates with glazed eyes and trembling hands. Briefcases bulge not with policy papers, but with Tuinal cocktails and vials of crystal amphetamine. A shadow falls across the room – a gaunt figure with bloodshot eyes, a trench coat bulging suspiciously. Is that Dick Cheney, risen from the grave and fueled by pure political bile? Or just some strung-out lobbyist peddling influence by the ounce?

Outside, on the neon-drenched streets, a different kind of frenzy unfolds. Militias with haunted eyes clutch AR-15s like security blankets. Conspiracy theorists rant about lizard people and stolen elections, their voices hoarse from years of screaming into the void. The air crackles with a jittery paranoia, the collective buzz of a nation wired on fear and cheap stimulants.

Meanwhile, back in the roach motel, the floor show continues. A chorus line of cheerleaders in star-spangled bikinis shimmies across the stage, their smiles brighter, their eyes emptier with each pulsating beat. The air hangs thick with the stench of desperation and stale ambition. This isn’t a convention, it’s a collective nervous breakdown fueled by bathtub pharmaceuticals and a shared delusion of national decline.

Speed freaks in ill-fitting suits, shadows beneath their Stetsons, scurry around the edges, eyes darting, deals whispered in code. Delegates wired on uppers tap their feet impatiently, the promised culture war a shot in the arm they desperately crave. The air crackles with a raw, desperate energy, a million voices screaming into the void, a cacophony of fear and loathing amplified by cheap pharmaceuticals. It’s a grotesque parody of revolution, a bug-eyed twitch towards oblivion fueled by paranoia pills and discount speed.

This wasn’t politics, it was a Bugs Bunny cartoon on a bender. Weaving through the crowd, a greasy-haired huckster hawked vials of “Wakey Wakey, Eggs & Bakey” – a dubious concoction promising “ultimate MAGA focus.” Above it all, a disembodied voice crackled from the loudspeakers – a voice warped beyond recognition, spewing venomous pronouncements about socialist cabals and stolen borders.

Will this manufactured frenzy translate into victory? Or will they all come crashing down in a jittery heap, come November? Only time, and the next shipment of speed, will tell.

A stark contrast to the Dem’s Zoloft-induced stupor. Here, reality fractured like a windshield hit by a rogue bowling ball. Truth dissolved in a vat of hyperbole, logic replaced by a desperate chase for the next adrenaline rush. It was a nightmare fuelled by pills, a chaotic ballet of manufactured outrage, a desperate bid to paper over the cracks with a mountain of stimulants.

Democrat Convention

The Democrats’ convention last week? A lukewarm bath of psychotropic sludge. Sertraline smiles and fluoxetine frowns, the whole damn assembly wading through a treacle-thick vat of apathy. Prozac glazed eyes stared out at a future sculpted entirely by in-committee compromise. Citalopram sighs hung heavy in the air, punctuated by the occasional, feeble bleat about “unity” and “reaching across the aisle.”

A sickly green fog hangs over the Dem convention, the air thick with Zoloft and Xanax fumes. Pale delegates shuffle, eyes glazed over, their fight-or-flight response chemically lobotomized. Campaign slogans drone on, a mantra of pre-fabricated optimism failing to pierce the miasma of creeping dread. But

Sertraline smiles stretched thin across their faces, like the plastic on a pack of cheap bologna. Conversations were punctuated by long, melancholic silences, pregnant with the unspoken fear of a future teetering on the precipice of absurdity. Fluoxetine fog clouded their once-sharp political barbs, leaving only a disarming vulnerability, a whimper instead of a roar.

Citalopram commiseration hung heavy in the air. Party leaders droned on about unity and hope, their voices a monotonous white noise washing over the assembly. But beneath the surface, a cold dread pulsed – a gnawing awareness that the political landscape had fractured beyond repair.

This is a Dantean procession shuffling through a beige purgatory. Prozac pallor hung over the convention floor, punctuated by outbursts of nervous laughter that echoed hollowly in the vast convention center. Delegates clutched lukewarm mugs of herbal tea, their eyes glazed with a quiet, existential dread.

It was a beige-toned nightmare, a Hieronymus Bosch landscape rendered in the bland hues of discount office furniture. Delegates shuffled about like sleepwalkers, their faces doughy with the enervating effects of too many goddamn focus groups and polls. Slogans, pre-digested by marketing consultants, dribbled from their lips – a monotonous drone about “fairness” and “equality” that sent shivers down the spine for its utter lack of conviction.

It was a beige-toned nightmare, a Hieronymus Bosch landscape rendered in the bland hues of discount office furniture. Delegates shuffled about like sleepwalkers, their faces doughy with the enervating effects of too many goddamn focus groups and polls. Slogans, pre-digested by marketing consultants, dribbled from their lips – a monotonous drone about “fairness” and “equality” that sent shivers down the spine for its utter lack of conviction.

No fiery speeches, no electric rallies, just a collective sigh escaping a million weary souls. The air crackled not with excitement but with a low-grade anxiety, the kind that manifests in fidgeting hands and mumbled conversations about climate change and the rising cost of quinoa.

The only spark came from the Bernie Sanders holdouts, a sprinkling of rumpled suits jabbing their fists in the air, their voices hoarse from years of shouting into the void. But even their righteous anger seemed muted, dampened by the pervasive aura of milquetoast moderation. It was a convention designed by focus groups, a carefully curated display of inoffensive nothingness.

Meanwhile, out in the real world, the gears of capitalist oppression churned on, oblivious to the sedative spectacle playing out on cable news. The rich got richer, the poor got poorer, and the middle class continued their slow descent into Xanax-fueled oblivion. The promises whispered from the stage – a better tomorrow, a more just society – tasted like stale cookies and lukewarm decaf.

One couldn’t help but wonder: was this the new opiate of the masses? A carefully crafted political display, engineered to lull the citizenry into a complacent stupor? Or perhaps it was merely the calm before the storm, a prelude to a rejection of this bland, medicated charade. Only time, and the next election cycle, would tell.

It was a scene ripped from a dystopian novel by a depressed accountant. A political convention where passion had been replaced by a yearning for a nap and a comforting bowl of oatmeal. Is this the new face of the Democratic party? A legion of the mildly discontent, medicated into manageable apathy? Or perhaps, it was just a temporary lull, a Xanax-induced intermission before the next act of the political play – a drama promising to be as unpredictable and terrifying as a bad acid trip.

One couldn’t help but wonder: was this the future of American politics? A land divided by pill-popping factions, perpetually high on their own self-righteousness? Or perhaps, just perhaps, this was merely the opening act, a prelude to something even more bizarre, even more terrifyingly nonsensical. Only time, and the next shipment of pharmaceuticals, would tell.

Redeemers: American Right

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The American right has always been a complex and dynamic political force, with different ideological strands vying for influence within its ranks. However, in recent years, there has been a troubling trend that has emerged within the conservative movement, one that bears an uncomfortable resemblance to some of the ugliest political movements of the past. This trend mixes the worst features of post-Reconstruction “redeemers” with a distinctly inter-war European flavor, creating a toxic brew that no American should be comfortable with.

To understand this phenomenon, it’s worth examining some of the key historical contexts that inform it. The post-Reconstruction period in the United States was a time of great upheaval and change, as the country grappled with the aftermath of the Civil War and the end of slavery. In many southern states, white supremacist groups known as “redeemers” sought to restore white dominance over the newly freed black population. They used a variety of tactics, including voter suppression, violence, and the establishment of Jim Crow laws, to maintain their grip on power.

Meanwhile, in Europe during the inter-war period, a number of far-right political movements emerged in response to the upheaval caused by World War I and the Russian Revolution. These movements, which included fascist and Nazi parties, shared a number of common features, including ultra-nationalism, authoritarianism, and a willingness to use violence and intimidation to achieve their goals. They also espoused a toxic form of racial and ethnic supremacy, which led to the Holocaust and other atrocities during World War II.

Now, it may seem like a stretch to draw parallels between these historical contexts and the current American right. After all, the United States is a democracy, and we like to think that our political system is fundamentally different from the authoritarian regimes that emerged in Europe during the 20th century. However, there are some worrying signs that suggest that the American right is becoming infected with some of the worst aspects of these historical trends.

For example, there is a growing trend on the right to downplay or even deny the existence of systemic racism in the United States. This is often accompanied by efforts to restrict voting rights, which disproportionately affect people of color. These tactics are eerily reminiscent of the voter suppression and Jim Crow laws that were used by the redeemers in the post-Reconstruction South.

At the same time, there is a rising tide of white nationalism and xenophobia within the conservative movement. This is reflected in the popularity of figures like Steve Bannon, who has ties to far-right European movements, and the Proud Boys, a group that openly espouses white supremacist beliefs. These ideas are fundamentally at odds with the pluralistic, democratic ideals that have long been a hallmark of American politics.

It’s worth noting that not all conservatives are embracing these dangerous trends. There are many principled conservatives who reject racism, xenophobia, and authoritarianism, and who continue to fight for a more inclusive and democratic America. However, the fact that these trends are gaining traction within the conservative movement is deeply concerning, and should serve as a wake-up call to all Americans who value democracy, equality, and justice.In conclusion, the ugly blend of post-Reconstruction “redeemers” and inter-war European fascism that is taking hold on the American right is a deeply troubling development. It threatens to undermine the very foundations of our democracy, and to perpetuate the injustices and inequalities that have plagued our country for far too long. It is up to all of us, regardless of our political affiliations, to stand up to these dangerous trends and to work together to build a better, more just, and more inclusive America