Absent fatherland

We used to say that the first person to mention Hitler in an online argument automatically loses, but that was before Hitler’s idiot billionaire understudy got himself elected to the White House. The dangers of rhetorical escalation in these days of populist far-right resurgence are less to do with hyperbole than with H-word habituation through careless over-use.

Taika Waititi’s new film, could certainly be perceived as careless if you squinted hard enough; there’s a kitchen sink