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Brian Stelter: President Trump Living in a Fantasyland Devoid of Criticism, Filled With Gushing Praise

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petesh2/25/2018 2:47:25 pm PST

re: #50 The Ghost of a Flea

Now, that’s a very fine rant. I’ve been banging on about the failure of ‘Mercans to notice the gradual lowering of their economic status relative to the rest of the world (from about half of global GDP in 1945 down to 16% (PPP) now. I think the general myth goes back much more than 70 years, and of course racism goes back to Columbus.

My key takeaway, which differs very little from yours, I think, is that the irreducible 27% and the 12–15% closest to them are squealing because of the unconscious fear that everything will be taken away from them. Take it from an immigrant from the UK, life after empire can be better than life during it.