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How to Fight Political Burnout

Zealots at the Gate

CHAPTER

The Benefits of Political Grief and Frustration

As you watch American culture, how are we actually dealing with political loss and frustration? What are our coping methods that are not Islamic or Christian? Yeah. One is outrage, which is actually like a pretty strong and even pleasurable emotion sometimes. But chances are you being outraged about it is not going to move the needle one way or the other. So I would also say that workaholism is endemic in Washington, D.C., and I imagine for any of you who live in major cities,. People treat their dissatisfaction by working more because the more you work, the less time you have to actually ponder your own existence.

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