Hah I’m not the only one who was struck by this analogy. It’s very tight.
GOP = France
Trump = Avignon antipope
Biden = Rome antipope
Dems = England
Culture War = 100y war
Covid = Black Death
China = Turkey
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Reading about the 14th century really got me calibrated on what to expect. It’s why I feel very little relief at Trump being kicked out. I take it as some mild palliation of the public nastiness, but otherwise changing nothing. This is a 100-year story.
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