The impeachment hearing which culminated in Trump’s acquittal was just the latest in a string of incidents proving that, for Republicans, there is no limit to partisan loyalty.
In many ways, this “new genre” spurred on by the coronavirus — a sort of “pandemic pop” rooted in themes of isolation and uncertainty — is not so much a genre in the traditional sense that it has a unified musicality and instrument base. Instead, it is a genre formed from the combination of an introspective creative process and relatable, empathetic messaging — and one that proves uniquely positioned to reflect and serve the COVID era that artists now create in.
“Oh look, it’s the sound of me Googling ‘how to make your own Adobo,’” tweeted Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on July 9, a few hours after a White House event where Goya Foods’ CEO, Robert Unanue, bestowed praise on President Trump. “We are truly blessed… to have a leader like President Trump who is a builder. That’s what my grandfather did, he came to this country to build, to grow to prosper,” said Unanue following Trump’s signing of the Hispanic Prosperity Initiative, an executive order aiming to increase economic and educational opportunities for Latinx communities in the U.S.
Despite the fact that Latinx communities also suffer disproportionate levels of violence and arrests at the hands of the police, their silence and lack of staunch support for the Black Lives Matter movement is deafening.
