Dimensionally Barrett

  One of these guys cares deeply about his family and his country. The other is Donald Trump.  Photos: ABC, Kristin Callahan/Everett Collection. Source: latenighter.com In earlier times, court jesters and fools(1) were able to say things the courtiers and commoners could not. It was still a precarious job and required a command of wit, verbal gymnastics, and trafficking in ambiguity to keep your head, but it could be done. In a democracy that once supported humor and critical insights about the party in power and its representatives, it was taken for granted that entertainers would be able to say what they want. If you didn’t like what this one said, you changed the channel. No more. We live, not simply in the shadow of authoritarianism, but smack dab in the darkness. When people shrug their shoulders at corporate monopolies growing larger, the reasoning is something along the lines of “so what? Aren’t they entitled to make money?” Of course, the American public is dumber than...

  I was tempted to call this the Robert Redford edition, but he’s earned his rest from the fray. As usual, feel free to use any of these, or if they’re one of yours contact me here or at @myreactionshots.bsky.social if you want credit or want your work taken down.