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by rafram 28 days ago
Blame Harry Truman, the original presidential grifter.
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Kapura 28 days ago
how does blaming a long-dead man help anything
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rafram 28 days ago
It doesn’t excuse Trump’s behavior in any way, but it does a lot to contextualize it and explain the systemic weaknesses that make it possible: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/the-truman-show.html
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jimt1234 28 days ago
I hear this from MAGA friends all the time: Everyone else (politicians) is doing it, so it's okay! Nancy Pelosi made $30-million in office!
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