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- Half of the United States voted for that campaign.
- Trump is driven only by ego, and that's a proven possible road to dictatorship.
- Discourse poison will continue, this time from the bully pulpit.
- He's 100% liar. His statements have 0% meaning. We have no idea where this goes.
Folks outside these professions often say politicians lie, but that's only half right. Most politicians abide by a loose but real standard. One reason the government establishment and mainstream media were so in tank against Trump, more than his dangerous, repulsive and predatory words and actions, is they realize that his complete disregard for truth is fundamentally incompatible with democracy. And Trump has proven, to those watching, that it's far, far easier to fully abandon truth than they had hoped.
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