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When the story of America is written, (Original Post) cilla4progress Nov 2017 OP
Not much more than can be scratched on the wall of a cave, because that's where it seems rzemanfl Nov 2017 #1
Depends on who writes it nini Nov 2017 #2
Well it will probably be a bit like stories of the Wiemar Republic el_bryanto Nov 2017 #3

rzemanfl

(29,566 posts)
1. Not much more than can be scratched on the wall of a cave, because that's where it seems
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 11:44 AM
Nov 2017

we are headed. I am thinking it will be biblical. "They ran a woman against a snake and gawd let the snake win, again."

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
3. Well it will probably be a bit like stories of the Wiemar Republic
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 11:49 AM
Nov 2017

With several key differences of course; but similar. "American society was faced with a challenge that they were ill equipped to face at the best of times, but in this case the forces of facism had had decades to chip away at societal norms creating a climate in which Trump seemed not only possible, but inevitable.

Alternatively Trump will be seen in the same way see Warren G. Harding today - incredibly corrupt but that was a long time ago and we got through it eventually. For the record, though Harding was less corrupt than trump.

Bryant

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