Controversial opinion time: 2017 might have been ominous and there was a huge bonfire of norms, but it otherwise held up ok. And the 2010s are still probably the best decade to live in throughout all of human history so far.
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For the first year since I can remember, journalism's future seems more sure, public belief that politics and voting matters seems higher, and public understanding and engagement with how government actually runs has gone up.
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Trump's rhetoric has, of course, been *awful*. He's toyed with: Regulating the media Using DOJ to investigate his opponents Using nukes Restarting the torture program Dismantling the Trump-Russia investigation Attacking the judiciary Leaving NATO Leaving NAFTA
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But here's the thing. While the rhetoric has been awful, he hasn't been successful at all. He's only a paper tyrant.
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He achieved a pretty damn big wealth redistribution with tax change, which indirectly funds many of the above...
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