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Published 7 years ago by Gozzin with 4 Comments
by Gozzin
7 years ago 4

Celebrity isn’t just harmless fun – it’s the smiling face of the corporate machine.

Our failure to understand the link between fame and big business made the rise of Trump inevitable.

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  • leweb
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    This is nothing new. Remember Ronald Reagan?

    Trump didn't win because he had a shitty reality tv show. He won because the Democrats handed him the victory on a silver plate. Trump was arguably the shittiest presidential candidate in modern history, but they did everything possible to make him look like the better choice.

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    • AdelleChattre
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      the better choice

      Beg to differ. My sense of it: “The less effective evil.”

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      • leweb
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        True. Not the best choice of words.

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        • Gozzin
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          But your point was still well made.

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