
Ep. 34: A Brief History of American Bullshit
The Re-Education with Eli Lake
I Think It's Not Quite Right to Say That Donald Trump Is a Facist
The parallels between barnum and trump are eerie. Both men made their money telling suckers what they wanted to hear. Barnum became an abolitionist right before the civil war, and trump switched to the republican party after giving most of his money,. at least political donations, wise, to democrats. So if trump is not a facius, then what is he well in 20 20? matabe offered an excellent explanation in a very perceptive piece on his sub stack - i'm going to read from it right now.
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