Why do we cling to the myth of the evil genius? Because the alternative is worse | Nesrine Malik

At the peak of the media’s fascination with Steve Bannon, and before it became clear that his route to the White House was less the application of evil genius and more a question of a peripatetic opportunist striking it lucky, one issue dominated – why does he wear two shirts at the same time? The speculation reached fever pitch towards the end of 2017 when this minor sartorial deviation became yet another marker of his special talents. He had “baffled” DC fashionistas.

The Liberals, Truths & Progressive thoughts got trapped and then crushed by these thugs by breaking the law and changing the meaning of freedom, truth and progress , brilliant piece Nesrine !

Not often I praise a Guardian article but this is on the money. Apart from splitting the nation ( probably for decades ) Brexit has really exposed how lightweight our political class and civil service really are. Not just poor but embarrassingly bad. No leader anywhere to be seen

He’s not genius, just a decent SEO expert with obsession.

The Guardian maintaining a 100% record on their Brexit analysis

NesrineMalik You're right giles and tote bags are a definite sign of a right wing evil genius.

He is merely a buffon, glorified by TV drama. Rasputin will be booted out soon.

'We' don't. Journalists do.

Still leaving

The stupidity of evil...

Do you really want me to answer that?

lol. I thought when you said why do we like the idea of the evil genius... If they won in a context that is about manipulation of people, then your two pertinent metrics are their ability and our intelligence, so it's nicer if they're exceptionally intelligent isn't it.

Because stupid halfwits accept it

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