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Fuuuuuck the Democrats. The other right wingers.
I've been saying for years and years that the whole American political system is WWF theater. It's all scripted to catch the attention spans of people who only care about seeing "bad guys versus good guys" and it's been wildly effective. It was somewhat cathartic to see this idea take off in the mainstream and people like John Stewart calling it out now.
Too bad it's too late now. We could have used better representation and actual leaders who care about people about 30 years ago. Instead we have pathetic actors shit-talking for the camera and voting on bills with their investment portfolios.
Nah, even wrestling has more than two factions
And the actors are often human behind the mask. Sometimes even likable!
Plus the athleticism of the performances is, you know; something.
Edit: and they die young from injuries a lot. Not so much a plus fir the wrestlers, but...