The current GOP is less interested in the messy business of governing than it is in performative indignation and the memes that play well in social media and on cable television. Memes, it shouldn’t need to be said, are not ideas and don’t require a consistent set of principles. The result is a kind of free-floating nihilism, as the GOP chases narratives that stir outrage, generate clicks, shake loose grassroots contributions, and play well on Newsmax and Fox.
No, the GOP and the Dems Haven’t Actually Swapped Brains
Republicans’ attacks on Big Business are as fake as their phony working-class act. But the paying audience loves the show and that’s all that matters.
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