Sempre ottimisti, eh signora mia

UNA RIFLESSIONE OVVIAMENTE pessimistica e un po’ lunghetta - l’ideale come lettura domenicale - sul presente distopico nel quale stiamo vivendo.

Money quote: “Our public discourse has become so trivialized, it’s astounding that we still cling to the word “debates” for what our presidential candidates do onstage when facing each other. Really? Who can be shocked by the rise of a reality TV star, a man given to loud, inflammatory statements, many of which are spectacularly untrue but virtually all of which make for what used to be called “good television”?”