this shits wild. these alien brainworms are spreading to normies. one of my friends who is vaguely left (supported bernie and went to BLM protests, but has a three arrows sticker on their car 
) has been drawn in.
this person is smart (valedictorian in high school) and they are generally pretty grounded. but their sister is in the military and recently told them to “take this alien stuff seriously” and now they’re convinced. i kinda just joked around about it and they looked at me like i was the crazy one when i said i didnt think aliens have ever been to earth. how?! they mentioned the “non-human remains” found in a craft and when i suggested it could be a dog or bird they gave me a “seriously?” look and acted like i was being overly cynical. i have a record of cynicism for sure, but this shit is so obviously BS. i ended up just killing the convo by giving the ole “ill believe it when i see it”
i honestly dont care if they believe in aliens but its just so weird how common this alien discussion is now. ive had like 5 people bring it up to me unprompted in the past week or two.
To most people congress/parliament isn't one of the acts of the larger charade of bourgeois democracy, it is a very serious place where serious things are discussed. Even is one's disappointed or disillussioned with their ability to come to real solutions to whatever issue they have close at heart, to them it's not the clowncar we see it for (not that it doesn't hold any real power, but it is fundamentally incapable of making real, systemic change).
So, when congress decides to take what used to be a silly issue seriously, it signals to all the people who pathologically follow "politics", to take it seriously as well, even if they never had considered it before.
Such as Hunter Biden's solemn dong.
I was just thinking about that as I wrote the comment, but then I realized that that's why many lib-brained people are morbidly interested in the antics of the MTGs and other "unserious" congresspeople.
They are the odd ones out, being crazy at the serious place, when to me they're more acutely aware of the rules of the game, and know that showmanship gets more rewarded from the GOP base than any attempts at seriousness.
This is is exactly right. That's why i got sick of AOC et al, saying they had to play ball with Dem leadership to have committee appointments. Whonthe fuck cares? The only thing that matters is if you can raise money or not, and she was 2nd only to Pelosi. Early point in figuring out they were a useless dead end.