I think satire could work along with fear, too. The Democrats have Hollywood on their side, so it's always astonishing that the Democrats are such poor storytellers. The problem is that great art requires truth-telling, and Democrats can't tell the truth about what's happened to their country without conceding that they've become part of the problem (because of their move to the center). That's why their centrist speeches come across as inauthentic, and why possibly the greatest liar in world history, Donald Trump, can seem like a model of authenticity by comparison.