He's a "useful idiot." The White House is being run like a reality TV show. The news outlets are all fixated on its theatrics-- "you'll never guess who Trump f

He's a "useful idiot." The White House is being run like a reality TV show. The news outlets are all fixated on its theatrics-- "you'll never guess who Trump fired this week!" in between meaningless gossip and muckraking affairs with washed-up porn stars. It's a hit parade of scandal. Neutering net neutrality was a big, dramatic deal that upset a lot of people and drew a lot of attention. Putting this offensive moron out there is just another sideshow that soaked up a lot of energy and made us all feel helpless about the outcome of something many cared about. Like Shkreli's antics, stunts like his get us emotionally invested in hating him because he's baiting and trolling us all the while. Meanwhile submarines like the CLOUD act get passed with no fanfare. Trade wars with China are begun. Nobody notices, because we're all busy throwing rotten tomatoes at the dancing fool.