What can we learn from RFK Jr's "erotic poetry"? It appears that Americans are still struggling to enjoy a scandal.
The tale of Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and Robert F Kennedy Jr is an endless source of darkly comedic entertainment. However, instead of treating the story as comedy, both Nuzzi and Lizza have opted for serious prose, replete with over-the-top metaphors.
Nuzzi's use of wildfires to describe her descent into chaos is a masterclass in hyperbole, while Lizza's bamboo analogy is an endless well of cliches. Meanwhile, RFK Jr himself has become a health secretary, seemingly unfazed by his digital affair with Olivia Nuzzi.
The problem here isn't that Americans take themselves too seriously - it's that they have trouble laughing at themselves. When the ship of state is so fraught and divisive, it's difficult to find levity in the antics of its most egregious characters.
But perhaps this is where we come in as outsiders: can we offer a word of advice? Perhaps if America could learn to laugh at itself, just a little, they might be able to enjoy the spectacle that is American journalism. After all, when dignity has gone, a good laugh is how the rest of us get by.
The real question here is why Americans insist on taking themselves so seriously when it comes to scandals like this one. Is it because their fourth estate is stuck in a perpetual state of self-importance? Or is it something deeper?
Whatever the reason, one thing is clear: the RFK Jr scandal has become an exercise in American seriousness. But what if, just for once, we could see it as comedy? Might that be enough to bring some levity to this never-ending drama? The world will have to wait and see.
The tale of Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and Robert F Kennedy Jr is an endless source of darkly comedic entertainment. However, instead of treating the story as comedy, both Nuzzi and Lizza have opted for serious prose, replete with over-the-top metaphors.
Nuzzi's use of wildfires to describe her descent into chaos is a masterclass in hyperbole, while Lizza's bamboo analogy is an endless well of cliches. Meanwhile, RFK Jr himself has become a health secretary, seemingly unfazed by his digital affair with Olivia Nuzzi.
The problem here isn't that Americans take themselves too seriously - it's that they have trouble laughing at themselves. When the ship of state is so fraught and divisive, it's difficult to find levity in the antics of its most egregious characters.
But perhaps this is where we come in as outsiders: can we offer a word of advice? Perhaps if America could learn to laugh at itself, just a little, they might be able to enjoy the spectacle that is American journalism. After all, when dignity has gone, a good laugh is how the rest of us get by.
The real question here is why Americans insist on taking themselves so seriously when it comes to scandals like this one. Is it because their fourth estate is stuck in a perpetual state of self-importance? Or is it something deeper?
Whatever the reason, one thing is clear: the RFK Jr scandal has become an exercise in American seriousness. But what if, just for once, we could see it as comedy? Might that be enough to bring some levity to this never-ending drama? The world will have to wait and see.
I mean, can you even believe RFK Jr got away with being a total skelebrity 
and still managed to get a job as health sec?! Like, what's next? His own book club? 
. I mean, seriously though, Americans need to lighten up and learn to laugh at themselves. It's just so... extra 
. I'm team Olivia all the way btw, she's low-key my spirit animal 
. Like can we jus enjoy the drama n not take ourselves 2 seriously 4 once? 
the RFK Jr saga is like a trainwreck that you can't look away from 
. We need more people who aren't afraid to poke fun at themselves and their leaders 
. Maybe if they did, it'd help to diffuse some of the tension and drama? It's like, come on guys, lighten up! 
news outlets need to just relax and have some humor about it tbh 
. The thing that bugs me is how serious everyone else is being about it though - like, come on America! Don't you guys know how to have a laugh? 
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. And honestly, it's time someone poked fun at this whole seriousness thing. America needs to learn to laugh at itself, like, now 
. I mean, think about it - RFK Jr's like the ultimate symbol of America's love for melodrama 
. And those journalists, Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza? They're just drinking the Kool-Aid, trying to turn a trainwreck into a serious exposé 
. Newsflash: this is comedy gold! We should be writing satire pieces not taking ourselves seriously 
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can't believe RFK Jr's still getting so much attention after all these years... like, what's next?! 
? Nuzzi and Lizza are like the ultimate soap opera writers