Facts didn’t build this collective delusion, and facts won’t puncture it.
So yeah, I’m trying to stay diligent about facts where facts matter. I’m trying to stay clear in my own head about what we •know• with high confidence as distinct from what merely seems •likely•.
And I’m also studying — with careful attention, as a serious matter — what popular imagination is doing to the “100% vibes” foundation of Trumpism. Popular imagination. Not the facts. The vibes.
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@inthehandsPaul Cantrell It didn't matter that Marie Antoinette didn't ever say "Let them eat cake!"*, her general attitude and the feelings were against her by the point she got into the carriage to flee. Or, as somebody else said: "People can forget what you did, but never how you made them feel."
*The quote originally wasn't even attributed to her, and it was not cake, but brioche, which is a kind of bread, but that's historical sentiment for you.
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