One of the silver linings of this past fucked-up election was the obliteration of my news-watching habits. Andy was a constant viewer of MSNBC, and when I was done with work I’d occasionally join him. That was until they started doing the ridiculous sane-washing of the utterly insane past and future President, while simultaneously placing Kamala Harris on a comparative level with such a buffoon. By presenting a skewed and falsely-equivalent narrative of two candidates, as if they were anywhere near each other in terms of just about everything, the news media succeeded in doing what I saw them doing for the past year – and that moron was elected by people who only heard snippets of two candidates and viewed them as more or less similar – because that’s how the media had portrayed them. Sucks for America, and ever since then I haven’t watched any news programs whatsoever. It’s been a wonderful and refreshing return to the peace of a non-political life, and even Andy has weaned himself off many of his old favorites.
We find better viewing to be had on TCM or any channel that shows classic movies. Andy has been delving back into ‘The Sopranos’ and I’ve returned to Create TV and Lidia and Pati. It’s brought about such a welcome relief; I’d forgotten how pleasant it was to shut the political world entirely off and exist in the present moment, living for the grand comforts over which we have some control.
It also looks like we are not alone, as ratings for MSNBC and CNN have taken a dismal downturn. Add it to the long list of fuck-around-and-find-out moments the next four years will likely bring. Oh, and if you hear of more, don’t let me know. IDGAF.
