One is the normie lib in me, sure. Two is my vulgar materialist side. I have to think those things can be reconciled, though. We’ll need a politics of shaming if we are going to get justice for this admin’s crimes. I think we can also present the materialist case for a better world with grace.

He strikes me as someone that has never once enjoyed even a book, movie, or piece of music. He seems devoid of the capacity for joy, aside from some satisfaction when he can put someone else down.

/3 He’s never loved, he’s never been loved, and he’s never been happy, he never will be. He’ll die unhappy.

But not as unhappy as he deserves.

/2 Has Trump ever felt joy? Has he ever had a truly happy day? Does he have any fond memories at all? Has he ever experienced anything closer to contentment than gloating, or smugness, or fleeting satisfaction in demeaning others?