Thanks for sharing this! It’s cool to read about the perspective of someone who grew up among nihilists & money-chasers. I actually haven’t been able to tune into Joshua Citarella’s “Doomscroll” after Dasha’s appearance. I get that he’s for free speech but I also thought he was supposed to curate *interesting,* non-mainstream political thinkers & comedians. Moral vacuum aside, Dasha didn’t even try to be funny or charming. And how is being a Trump supporter and a Catholic, beige-loving e-girl not mainstream? It’s like JD Vance meets [whatever trad wife is making the rounds on TikTok.]

Anna & Dasha have increasingly promoted a trad wife pathos: stay skinny, get Botox, don’t let your man see your beauty routines, have babies while you’re young —ideally from a rich daddy,-and by all means, don’t become one of those pathetic “careerist” women who postpone motherhood and end up alone. Anna in particular has become more conservative, mocking romantic / sexual arrangements outside the family unit. Almost like slut-shaming, which is weird coming from them.

I could go on, but zooming out, I still can’t believe so many Bernie supporters turned to the (alt)Right. Sure, the Libs superficial DEI attempts & language policing were lame, but that’s not the Left. And as American society becomes more dystopian & punishing, we need a socialist project more than ever. If it’s uncool, cringe & basic to care about the material conditions & the wellbeing of most people, so be it. The alternative is just sucking up to the little men in power, and that is so old.