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> 26. Kayfabrication: > Politics is pro-wrestling in suits. Opposing parties are collaborators in a > greater system, whose choreographed conflict entertains
by smitty1e 4y ago
> 26. Kayfabrication:
> Politics is pro-wrestling in suits. Opposing parties are collaborators in a
> greater system, whose choreographed conflict entertains and distracts us
> from what is really going on.
Among Trump's laundry list of sins has been engaging in banal kayfabe[1] while in office. Ds and Rs are supposed to be far more refined in their approach to putting on a show for the masses while defrauding them.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe
- j33zusjuice 4y agoDid you link to the wiki because some people may not read the article and understand what kayfabe is, or was there a specific section you intended to reference?
- smitty1e 4y agoFormer