Sauna party

Because democracy needs a good shvitz.

In light of the German election, which follows the Western democratic tradition of liberal political elites saying “fuck you” to voters, voters saying “no, fuck you” to liberal political elites, and both tending to result in the most vulnerable among us getting fucked, The Bupkes sees the urgent need to found a new party.

We hereby breathe life into the Sauna party.

The Sauna party has just one policy position: Everyone has the right to — nay, the desperate need for — a good, long shvitz.

Because in the sauna, there are no politics. There are no genders. There is no culture war. There is no hierarchy or patriarchy; there is barely even anthroparchy. In the sauna, you are not in control. You do not dictate terms. You are in no position to expound the mythological greatness of your perceived civilization and the supposed need to defend it. It’s too humid to even try.

In the sauna, all are humbled and equal before the shvitz. You are as naked and shriveled as the next person, while some othe…