Well, folks, by now it’s obvious that the current administration, aided and abetted by its lackeys in Congress, has succeeded in turning the United States government into little more than a “reality TV show.” (A term the Hog loathes, as most of the boob tube’s content bears as little relationship to reality as military music does to music). If you doubt it, look at the personnel: the Secretary of Defense (excuse me, “War,” or, er, is it still Defense, gawd, if so confusing!) Is a Fox TV talking head; the FBI is headed up by a couple of podcasters, Department of Homeland Security is led by a confessed puppy killer, the Department of Health and Human Services features at the top of wormhead ignoramus who is also a vaccine denier, a US Supreme Court whose members see nothing wrong with taking thinly disguised bribes, and so on.
And then, look at the content if you can bear to. A president who is warning you against the dangers of the drug he cannot even pronounce. Every two weeks he creates some new fabricated drama designed to feed the American appetite for bread and circuses. They tell us Portland and other cities are on fire, and all that is lacking is any smoke, heat, or any evidence to support their claim. It’s the same stock in trade as most “reality” shows: a contest to see who can say the most outrageous things, irrespective of truth, because, as Ricky Gervais has observed, we live in an age in which it is more important to be noticed than to be right. These people would fit in quite nicely on The Gong Show. If you remember that piece of fluff, you will know that the current occupant bears more than a little resemblance to the host, Chuck Barris.
It’s sad, because most people used to value their reputations as decent folks and straight shooters. But now, it seems anything goes in MAGA’s quest for 15 minutes of fame and its lust for power. And the media megaphone is fully complicit. And as we shall explore later, the real danger is that they might be winning the struggle for control of our perception of reality. Reality TV, indeed.
And BTW, lest we forget: EPSTEIN!