"Donald Trump and the Depressing Politicization of Everything"

[$tevie]

"One reason the president cannot resist commenting on every issue in American life is that he seemingly cannot stand the actual work of American politics."

It has been said that the age of Trump is the politicization of everything. The claim is impossible to dispute, especially one week after an Emmy’s ceremony that felt like an extended presidential roast. But it’s important to note that Trump is choosing to politicize sports and entertainment, not only because he is inclined toward controversy, but also because he is so demonstrably uninterested in actual policy and the political process.

Nobody is forcing the president to morph into a sports-radio commentator. It is merely the role that best suits the skills that come most naturally to the former game-show host. Consider the simple, uncontroversial fact that in his ninth month in office, the U.S. president has a clearer position on Stephen Curry’s White House clearance than on any single detail of health care or tax reform.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...urce=polfb

[cbelt3]

Donnie is a symptom. A possibly fatal symptom but a symptom none the less. Of what you ask ? Of the deliberate strategy of polarization and offsensensitivity that has marked American politics for the last 30 (!) years.

[mrbigstuff]

No way! It's almost like he doesn't want the job...

[Lemon Drop]

Yes it's depressing that we have a complete incompetent as president. Yet no sign that he's going to quit out of boredom.

When 45 wades into the culture wars (or launches new ones) it is nearly always from a white supremacist point of view.