Every time I peruse the media, I see a story about a very important person in the national government having a meltdown.
Just what in the hell is a meltdown and why is it important?[1] The US is not ancient Rome or Babylon. Meltdowns by absolute sovereigns are serious stuff; heads roll. Here, people are not punished (at least in theory) without due process, which usually requires the decision of a jury. Citizens are mostly immune to the megalomania of powerful persons.
So why is it newsworthy that Trump or McConnell or Pelosi or Schumer throw what we southerners call a “hissy fit”?
It matters just as much as the color of their underwear. In other words, it doesn’t matter at all. It only matters what these public servants do or don’t do. The rest is puff.
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Meltdowns are nuclear reactor accidents, like Chernobyl and Fukushima, not displays of presidential displeasure. ↩
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