1. One of the interesting things about Trump's tweet of the "white power" video is that the cultural civil war has spread inside The Villages, the massive Florida retirement communities that are the heartland of Trumpism.
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6. But contra this bleak picture, the fact remains that the gerontocracy can't last forever. As in the USSR, there will have to be a generational shift at some point. More here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-geriatric-race-war/ …
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Shades of Bruce Sterling's Holy Fire. The old attempting to smother the frustrated, outnumbered, impoverished young.
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Jesus Christ, that is masterful. A horrible thought—a horrible reality—expressed with compassion.
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Christman not understanding why people would want a eulogizer in chief at this specific moment really highlights his skill for understanding the electorate
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he understands perfectly why people would want that
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"The electorate is old." "Millennials comprised 27% of the voting-eligible population in 2016, while Boomers made up 31%."https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/03/millennials-approach-baby-boomers-as-largest-generation-in-u-s-electorate/ …
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The electorate is older than ever. That plot leads people who don't look at demographic date to bad conclusions. US median age is going up up up:pic.twitter.com/v8eYDxQxHx
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Did you forget all the months you were banging the drum for a 78 year old who just had a heart attack?
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Nice word salad.
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