American cultural decline can be plotted directly against the rise of 24hr news, reality TV, social media.

Is it any surprise that in 2025, our politics looks this way?

This is what people want. It’s what they understand. It’s sad to think of how many young people know of no other reality.

> This is what people want

I'm not sure that's fair. Its like saying gamblers 'want' to gamble, or addicts 'want' to do drugs. Its deeper, more evil, and includes less autonomy than 'wanting' implies.

The only question is now, what comes next. When those kids grow up the current state of affairs might well become the good old times they remember.

This isn't our politics in general. We do not see absolute glee at being mean and cruel from people with power on the left. Biden spent four years actively refusing to be vindictive towards Trump.

This is specifically Trump activating the politics of hatred on the right.