Age of the idiot

The current era we live in is proof that stupidity and ignorance are permanent fixtures of our existence. Trumpism and its delusions cured whatever remaining hope I may have had that humans advance as a species. Instead we seem to morph ourselves into different creatures depending on the era. It could be argued in fact that the anti-intellectualism of this period will forever be its trademark since any idiot can have their own brand and following.

This no longer astounds me but it does disappoint because I wanted to dare hope that more us were immune to carnival barkers and malevolent morons. Instead what was confirmed for me is that we have never been more susceptible to them than now.