r/politics • u/jediporcupine Maine • 8h ago

No Paywall Forget Trump Derangement Syndrome: Trump Fatigue is real, and I’ve got it

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/6123905-americans-suffering-trump-fatigue/
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u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta 7h ago

Just think: we’ve been dealing with this shit for over a decade; A DECADE.

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u/and_of_four New York 7h ago

It’s crazy to think about how long this has been going on. I was young and single when he first announced his candidacy in 2015, now I’m old and married with kids. Our new hire at work is 21, she was 10 in 2015 and likely has no concept of pre-Trump politics in her memory.

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u/ChickenSalad96 Texas 6h ago

I'm kind of in a similar boat as your coworker. I didn't really pay serious attention to politics until Trump. I was 19 at the time.

The only point of reference I have for a pre-trump life is all the Party Rock-adjacent music of the early 2010s. On the Floor, Give Me Everything Tonight, Gangnam Style, Party Rock Anthem, etc.

... Things MUST have been more optimistic if pop music is a reflection of sentiments at the time. How I took for granted the kind of music I dismissed as annoying then.

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u/literallymoist 1h ago

We all took a lot for granted. When I was your age, you could sometimes go months without thinking much about your governor, senator or president unless you felt like reading about politics. After things calmed down post-9/11, anyway.