1. Why did Trump's address to congress receive such over the top, gushing praise from many pundits?
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“its roots lie partly in cowardice and partly in the worship of power, which is not fully separable from cowardice”—Orwell
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10. Like courtiers, many pundits live and die by access to the Monarch, they live on gossip and hunger for his nod of approval.
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11. These pundits right now are courtiers in search of a king. Hence gratitude for any sign of "presidential" behavior by Trump.
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“On Bended Knee” by mark hertsgaard is the ur-text on this.
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Guess we need more reporters who see themselves as Cromwell with a keyboard.
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That's true and depressing
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[shudder] we have a strong monarchist streak in us (obsession with celebrity), but at the root we are revolutionaries
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