Last night was a national humiliation

Last night was a national humiliation. By that I don’t mean a humiliation for the nation, which has been a clown show since W stole the 2000 election. I mean a humiliation for every single person who resides inside its cruel borders.

Trump always humiliates himself, as do his supporters for cheering on his buffoonery. Joe Biden and Chris Wallace were pathetically dominated by a half-wit bully, after having four entire years to prepare for that exact scenario. But so were the rest of us by proxy (whether or not we support Biden).

Millions of us watching powerlessly as Trump pissed all over the proceedings was a victory not for Trump over Biden — these debates won’t dent polls in a country where everyone has made up their minds about Trump. It was a victory for Trump over us, and for authoritarianism over democracy and our self-respect. Today I feel less than I did at this time yesterday because Trump “owned” me and everyone else who gives a crap about society. It’s a temporary victory for Trump but it’s real.

Go ahead and comfort (or anger) yourself by saying Bernie would have been so much better, but keep in mind it’s not provable. Certainly he would have had more vitality than Biden, wouldn’t have said inane things in praise of drug companies and suburbs, and most importantly would have had more credibility attacking Trump’s…