Four Steps to Fame - Aftyn Behn and The Rise of Performance Politicians | Ten Minutes of Truth #68

YOU’RE ABOUT TO LEARN HOW POLITICS TURNED INTO PERFORMANCE ART — AND WHY VIRAL OUTRAGE NOW BEATS COMMON SENSE AT THE BALLOT BOX.

If you’ve ever wondered how stunt politics, social media activism, and online theater took over American elections… congratulations. This episode is your crash course.

On this episode of Barrett & Baxa, Steve and Bob break down the most bizarre political spectacle of the election cycle as they examine Afton Behn — a candidate whose campaign was powered less by policy and more by Instagram meltdown energy. From crashing government offices for clicks to public screaming fits that look more like reality TV auditions than leadership, the hosts dissect how viral behavior has become a legitimate strategy in modern campaigns.

Along the way, they roast performative outrage, expose how theatrics replace substance, and ask the uncomfortable question nobody else wants to touch:

Has politics become nothing more than addiction to attention and emotional chaos?

If you’re tired of being gaslit by viral nonsense and want to understand how spectacle now wins elections… this episode hands you the decoder ring.

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