[Kapura]

how does blaming a long-dead man help anything

[rafram]

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

[jimt1234]

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!