This is why I love my commenters.

From a recent comment:

... read this article from Salon.

https://www.salon.com/2023/10/04/kevin-mccarthys-embarrassing-lesson-maga-torches-everything-it-touches--and-will-destroy-itself/

My favourite paragraph is below!

There are many flavors of fascism, and MAGA is an especially nihilistic one. The right-wing media ecosystem rewards trolling above all else — especially over intra-party unity. In a competition for attention, adoration, and donations from the MAGA base, the quickest and surest route is to become a Joker-like chaos agent. MAGA loves a bad guy because it lets them pretend they're "rebels" who are "taking on the system." In reality, they are locusts swarming a field until nothing is left.