In a world where logic seems to have taken an eternal vacation, it’s quite a spectacle to see the cognitive dissonance parade we’re left with. The Democrats, those bastions of clarity, now support inclusive language that recognizes gender diversity, which some have distorted into claims that they are saying men have periods. One chuckles at the absurdity until Tim Walz struts onto the scene and makes one rethink if reality needs a reboot. Apparently, all that confusion wasn’t enough for the chaos caucus, so they decided to toss in a dash of Bill de Blasio. This man managed to perfect the art of being a terrible mayor into a tragicomedy worth forgetting. But wait! Comedy didn’t call for him; what he brought was pure, unfiltered reality—hilarious in its own dismaying way.
Once upon a time, the public sneered at the reality-TV antics of a certain orange-hued figure. Imagine, a leader telling officials they’re fired with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. But now, with governmental faces performing a clown act on the national stage, maybe the brashness wasn’t such a bad thing. After all, comical incompetence in the higher offices makes a loudmouth firing a few folks on TV seem like a gentle whisper. When the pandemic peeled back the curtain of governmental incompetence, one started feeling the longing to hear “You’re fired!” with the same relief one gets from removing a pebble from a shoe.
Today’s political circus seems to have clowns of every stripe and color, but one can’t help noticing who’s holding the seltzer bottle. The media, ever gallant in its defense of various political figures, is often accused of bias. Yet, for the ordinary citizen, they’re left with little more than the leftover crumbs of respect. It’s a curious game of kindness gymnastics where everyone important gets coddled, while the real people face the music with no spotlight of kindness illuminating their way.
Beneath the tangerine veneer, the appeal of a certain former President lies not in who he is mean to, but who he isn’t. It’s a refreshing twist to find someone who reserves their disdain and bombast for the power-bloated few rather than the everyman. An unusual role reversal unfolds as he directs his softer side to normal folk laboring under the weight of political mayhem. Ironically, this stark polarity reveals a comforting stability—he treats everyday citizens with a decency that so many in power seem to have misplaced.
So, if there’s ever a choice between the world’s foremost inclusive language proponents with spiraling logic, or the unapologetic loudmouth who keeps the power-bearers in check, many would rather put up with a little bombast. Call it a choice for the reality show rerun over anything currently playing in the theater of politics. After all, there’s something to be said for a man who keeps the ordinary folk in his good graces, even if it’s with a brash smile.
