Seth Meyers has frequently noted that republicans are weird; as have I. Many of the local Magats ARE weird with that angry/broken edge to it that suggests cruelty despite their comfortable lives.
Marketing may be responsible for getting people to buy things they might not really want. On the other hand, marketing is also packaging an idea such that the intended audience understands and agrees with it. For the last few generations Democrats have been very bad at this for a long time, and I'm glad to see them get back into it properly. FDR knew how to market his ideas; he could say the word "Republican" and get a laugh from the audience. There is no reason why progressive ideas can't be reduced to bumper-sticker format, jokes, and pointed digs; save the sincere laundry-list version for those who really want to read it. We've got some weird political opponents to expose and make fun of.
We must remember this: “When the going gets weird the weird turn pro” Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, (1971)
Seth Meyers has frequently noted that republicans are weird; as have I. Many of the local Magats ARE weird with that angry/broken edge to it that suggests cruelty despite their comfortable lives.
I would actually love to see the genealogy for this!
I think Harris should make one of her primary criticisms of Trump the fact that he cannot be trusted with national secrets.
In his defense, he took such good care of them that he took them with him!
Marketing may be responsible for getting people to buy things they might not really want. On the other hand, marketing is also packaging an idea such that the intended audience understands and agrees with it. For the last few generations Democrats have been very bad at this for a long time, and I'm glad to see them get back into it properly. FDR knew how to market his ideas; he could say the word "Republican" and get a laugh from the audience. There is no reason why progressive ideas can't be reduced to bumper-sticker format, jokes, and pointed digs; save the sincere laundry-list version for those who really want to read it. We've got some weird political opponents to expose and make fun of.
I read Umair’s newsletter right after yours. Weird! https://www.theissue.io/jd-vances-negative-charisma-and-how-fascism-accelerates/
Good weird!
We must remember this: “When the going gets weird the weird turn pro” Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, (1971)
Crazy story… I wanted to use this quote. Couldn’t find it in Fear and Loathing even though the whole
Internet says that’s the source!
Is Arizona's Blake Masters a Weird?
https://substack.com/profile/2048134-the-blessed-reverend/note/c-63671015
I confess I don’t know enough to say… but it seems to be a requirement!