I can say this much, this time and in 2016, America didn't elect a leader, but they elected a distilled extract of the modern American ethos. A caricature of their worst qualities. Doesn't mean those tendencies didn't exist normally, but they are well reflected in this senile old man.
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Rentlar@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 312d
I can say this much, this time and in 2016, America didn't elect a leader, but they elected a distilled extract of the modern American ethos. A caricature of their worst qualities. Doesn't mean those tendencies didn't exist normally, but they are well reflected in this senile old man.
limer@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 312d
Yes, like a bruise on a person showing up on the skin after an injury