Conspiracy theories are, by and large, total guff. But with the state of politics as dysfunctional as it is, I find myself drawn to the comfortable surety of the conspiracist. Take Donald Trump. He is such a terrifying parody of the narcissistic megalomaniac that the idea he might be a lizard or a hologram is at very least an explanation. Besides, even if he is human, that hair has definitely been styled by the same alien that pioneered the crop circle.
It would be hard to say anything more ludicrous than Trump says already; if he were a lizard, I’m confident it wouldn’t make much difference. It also helps the conspiracy that he looks like he spends a good few hours a day under an ultraviolet lamp.
