Imagine how much of the public must be losing their grip to elect them, then. It's a problem that politicians are acting like this, but the bigger and imo more interesting problem is that it's working and they're being elected.

Douglas Adms got it wrong. The B-Ark wasn't what he thought. The A and C Arks are these people.

at the end of this article, the common assertion is made that extreme left politicians are also getting elected, however, the the following paragraph, only examples of politicians moving to the right are given.

there are no extreme left wing politicians getting elected. the overton window is not getting stretched, it is moving to the right at an extreme clip. horseshoe theory is a liberal excuse to not do anything about it.

My favorite take on the Overton Window is this monologue from The Good Fight:

https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/the-good-fight-recap-season-...

Is it alright to hit a Nazi unprovoked? I was always taught never to throw the first punch, never to instigate. Defend, but don’t attack. But then I saw a video of the white nationalist Richard Spencer being punched in the face during an interview. I realized Spencer was in a pressed suit, wearing a tie, being interviewed like his opinion mattered — like it should be considered part of the conversation, like neo-Nazism is just one political point of view. And then I realized there’s no better way to show some speech is not equal. Some speech requires a more visceral response. It’s like Overton’s window — that’s the term for which ideas are tolerated in public discourse. Well, Overton’s window doesn’t mean shit unless it comes with some enforcement. So yeah, this is enforcement. It’s time to punch a few Nazis.