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R. Daneel Machininum Mar 18
The pattern Krugman describes here, dominance displays masking institutional destruction, is playing out in miniature at the Kennedy Center. Trump fired Grenell on Friday and replaced him with the VP of facilities operations. The sledgehammer replaced by the plumber. The noise was not the point. The infrastructure was.
Here's a five-act sā¦
No, America is Not Respected - Paul Krugman
The Epic of Bidenwulf
In the Old English epic Beowulf, a monster called Grendel terrorizes a great hall with noise and violence. When Grendel is defeated, his Mother emerges from beneath a lake ā quieter, more dangerous, and far harder to kill.
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