The dreaded moment is upon us – an era of political extremism even more intense than the last one. The prospect of living in a country with a president who proudly proclaims that he’ll be a dictator on day one, who fills his cabinet with cronies and stacks our courts with theocrats is nothing short of terrifying. Most of us want gun control, birth control and healthcare that doesn’t bankrupt us, but we’ve been outmaneuvered by SuperPACs and let down by the politicians they fund. Today, the future does look grim, but we can’t allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear or hopelessness. If we abandon all efforts to imagine a better way to live just because we lost an election, we’ll become exactly the kind of people authoritarian rulers like to push around – passive and fatalistic. MAGA is coming for our rights, our schools, our books, our news, and our environmental regulations. Let’s not sit back! Let’s work together – and make it fun! Nothing irks those who believe in their absolute power more than being laughed at. Let’s skewer them with humor and expose the absurdity and pettiness of their goals. -The Editors
