I expect it’ll be just like Trump’s first term - a lot of talk, a lot of being blocked, not much being done, just like every other president we’ve had in past decades, a million “promises” that won’t be kept and even then, one side will still screech like Hitler is in power despite having lived through his prior impotent term of being shut down on most of his plans, the other will cry about how he didn’t live up to expectations. The usual rage/disappointment scenario of every president since I started voting in 1992.
I just find it funny that adults over 30 still care about politics and get heated about them and claim “THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH!” when we’ve all seen this same show before, it’s just a tired rerun no matter who is in office since politicians just work for the corporations who line their pockets and give them insider trading tips. The media exists to keep fools believing nonsense so that nobody talks about how every politician is corrupt, it’s just a distraction to make you think your vote matters when the powers that be win either way. It’d have been the same if Kamala was elected - prices would go up, promises would be broken, things would still get worse, and people would still cling to politics like team sports jock shit and blame a myriad of things other than that our political system sold out well before we were born and we’re just watching a puppet show at this point. Everything is about money and power, there are no decent, honest politicians left, we could dump ‘em all in the ocean and watch them drown and we’d be at a net gain afterward.
When we reached a point where congresspeople who make about $140k/year end up worth $25-50 million after a decade or two on their salary and nobody cares, it shows that our political system is long dead, investing emotional concern over it now is just stupid because unless we tear it all down and start new, this is the sham circus we get until we die. Even AOC is worth 10x what she should be, and her constituents don’t care that she’s just as bad as the rest of them now as long as she puts out an occasional post that they like. But we’ll still bark about how “our person is better” after being screwed over every time, like it’s ever going to be different. Precisely why I no longer care about who’s in office, I’m gonna get screwed either way, and I’ve got better things to do than pretend some rich asshole (or, some soon-to-be-rich asshole) actually cares about my struggles, I’m never not amazed by people thinking any politician actually gives a shit about anyone but themselves. Fuck all of it, I’m gonna hit the park and skate instead, politicians don’t deserve our concern, they all deserve our scorn and ire, nothing more.
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