>Liberals and the left do not need the right to be online in the way that the right needs liberals and the left

This is quite ironic considering that the last 8 years 'Liberals on the left' have done nothing but react to whatever Trump was doing that day.

>The assumption that strangers on the internet are interested in or obligated to engage with “debate me bro”-style theatrics any time a person feels like summoning them to is very much a specific example of hyperreality that is particularly endemic amongst “the right”

If you don't want to have an online debate don't post in places that have comments.

>This is quite ironic considering that the last 8 years 'Liberals on the left' have done nothing but react to whatever Trump was doing that day.

No thats literally his point? Trump doesn't provide good interesting politics. Trump makes liberals angry, thats the product. Most of his policy positions are there to generate liberals talking about how his policies are bullshit. If he was suddenly unable to engage with liberals he wouldnt be able to hold right wing interest at all.

The one shot copmala had was to run the most crazy batshit circus of a campaign possible. Free Ponies, Killer clowns, whatever. Keep trump out of the news, and you would break the cycle.