Anonymous
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6/23/2025, 5:32:14 PM No.508466359
>Politics is more like pro-wrestling than any other medium known today.
>You have marks, who accept everything they see at face value; smarks, who try to piece together what's happening based on dirt sheets despite not actually being in the business; and insiders, who decide what happens behind closed doors.
>Everyone in politics is working a gimmick. Everyone is involved in angles designed specifically to work marks and smarks into a shoot. The outcomes of these angles are decided behind closed doors, where you have no control regarding who goes over and who gets buried.
>The world of politics is full of faces, heels, and factions, teams you root for or against to keep you emotionally involved. People can be enemies in front of the cameras and friends behind closed doors, public personas are usually different than private ones. You have champions, up-and-comers, underdogs, and has-beens.
>Most of what you see is kayfabe.
>Understanding pro-wrestling is the key to understanding politics in the modern world.
>You have marks, who accept everything they see at face value; smarks, who try to piece together what's happening based on dirt sheets despite not actually being in the business; and insiders, who decide what happens behind closed doors.
>Everyone in politics is working a gimmick. Everyone is involved in angles designed specifically to work marks and smarks into a shoot. The outcomes of these angles are decided behind closed doors, where you have no control regarding who goes over and who gets buried.
>The world of politics is full of faces, heels, and factions, teams you root for or against to keep you emotionally involved. People can be enemies in front of the cameras and friends behind closed doors, public personas are usually different than private ones. You have champions, up-and-comers, underdogs, and has-beens.
>Most of what you see is kayfabe.
>Understanding pro-wrestling is the key to understanding politics in the modern world.
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