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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGreat quote on Trump written by Jelani Cobb in an article in the New Yorker -
But Trump, we will assuredly understand, is a small man with a fetish for the symbols of democracy and a bottomless hostility for the actual practice of it. - Jelani Cobbhttps://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-louis-armstrong-to-the-nfl-ungrateful-as-the-new-uppity
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Great quote on Trump written by Jelani Cobb in an article in the New Yorker - (Original Post)
milestogo
Sep 2017
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Well stated and this hostility is shared by anyone and everyone who votes GOP.
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
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Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)1. Well stated and this hostility is shared by anyone and everyone who votes GOP.
spanone
(135,844 posts)2. He was just on the Ari Melber show....I was really impressed with him.
safeinOhio
(32,688 posts)3. He just made a great point on
MSNBC. Why are sports politicized to begin with. Flag, Anthem and military.
malaise
(269,054 posts)5. I will never understand why people ask why sports are being politicized
As a major institution in society, sport has never been separated from politics.
HBO had a great documentary in 1995 called Field of Fire. Sport has long been used by political interests.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)4. This quote will be part of his legacy.
It is such a perfect description of him. I think it will follow him through history.