The first Trump presidency was so improbable that it had been joked about in The Simpsons. Sadly, The Simpsons is an unusually prophetic animated series. This might help to explain how, despite being the butt of many superficial jokes, and the serious topic of dystopian warning humour, Donald Trump prevailed.
Nobody cracked jokes about the possibility of a second Trump presidency. Post Brexit, living with Covid19, watching Israel commit brutalities in Gaza that have earned memorials in Germany is the grim reality.
