This show reminds me of "Pepa the Pig" for left-leaning liberals, or perhaps “Mickey Mouse Takes Office.” It’s hard to say. I might be overly sensitive—having considered myself a liberal for most of my life (I'm Danish, and being liberal here is actually right-leaning, but I’ve been on the left for over forty years)—but watching this show quickly drains me. Not because the acting is poor; it’s quite good, nor because the writing is bad, though it tends to be overly wordy. Even the stories aren't the problem, as they seem unrealistic but still entertaining—and thankfully, it *is* fiction, so you have to allow for unbelievable and amusing things happening constantly. Otherwise, it would become dull. What really wears me down is how patronizing it feels; like I’m being treated like a child. It displays an evident dislike of people with different views—conservatives, religious individuals, etc.—matched by a strong sense of moral superiority and the belief that they are more intelligent than others. The ease with which people are categorized as either good or bad based on their faith, political beliefs, or even where they live is troubling. And it’s comforting, isn't it, because we all agree that religious extremists are awful, right? That conservatives are immoral, right? That people from Texas are unintelligent, right? It’s nice to be in a group where everyone is educated, virtuous and possesses the correct moral compass™. In the first episode, there’s a conflict rooted in religion that's so contrived it feels almost ridiculous. The resolution isn't achieved through discussion or understanding, but when the president—like Mickey Mouse—shows up and reveals that the religious group is conspiring with people who sent his twelve-year-old daughter a death threat disguised as a voodoo doll. How convenient. It’s lazy writing. I can't help but wonder how someone skilled in diplomacy and rhetoric might have resolved the situation instead of one side essentially admitting they were wrong. Perhaps some kind of political figure, like a head of state or something. That seems to be for another show, though. This one just has trumpets blaring while the camera focuses on our supposedly great president Highground. For the record, even though my father was a priest and I grew up Christian, I now believe religion is nonsense and have been an atheist for about 25 years. But that’s just my opinion, and it doesn't define my morals—nor does what anyone else believes. I don't appreciate this simplistic “religious conservative equals bad, got it?” fallacy. I stopped watching at the beginning of episode two when President Mouse essentially stated they didn't lose Texas in the primaries because of a joke about cowboy hats, but because Texans are unintelligent, or "when the president learned Latin," as the show puts it. It’s worth wondering if the writers simply don’t care about alienating potential viewers from an entire state, or if they think Texans are too foolish to have understood that insult. Either way, being part of a group that thinks it's acceptable to disrespect your opponent's intelligence and viewpoints in this manner isn't something I want anymore. I’m finished with this restrictive and divisive club of supposedly morally superior people, complete with an undercurrent of resentment and arrogant entitlement. I am tired of echo chamber "discussions" where you constantly worry about overstepping lest you be labeled a bigot, racist, misogynist, or even a Nazi—whatever label is most effective for shutting down any disagreement with the implicit party line. And yes, I’m probably overly sensitive because this is such a significant issue right now, but that's why I can't bring myself to watch it. It surprises me that a show from 1999 could be so openly and unapologetically biased, though perhaps it’s because I’ve been liberal for so long and previously considered it acceptable. After all, religious people and conservatives *are* wrong, and mostly foolish, right? To my religious and conservative friends who are rightfully offended by this show, from a former liberal who once thought this was the truth, and on behalf of other liberals who still think like this but aren’t bad people, I apologize. Consider that shows like these—and even worse media—are being produced, which is causing some people, myself included, to become increasingly turned off by the divisiveness and implicit indoctrination, to the point where they simply stop identifying as liberal. I don't know who I’ll vote for next time, but it won't be left-leaning. If I were American, I wouldn’t vote Democrat. But then, there would have to be a candidate other than Trump, because I don’t think he has America’s best interests at heart; only his own.

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