Shame renders apologies meaningless because it transforms actions into identity. You didn’t offend me; you are offensive. You didn’t make a mistake; you are a mistake. And if apologies are meaningless, why bother to apologize? If there’s no hope for forgiveness, why bother to change? Those are the questions Trump’s followers have been asking for a long time, and he gave them an answer: Don’t.
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The American people, and Republicans in particular, have let Trump get away with everything short of murder (although COVID deaths could qualify as negligent homicide). Calling Trump out for a Coke bottle on his desk is like rejoicing about catching Jeffrey Dahmer jaywalking.
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I used to think Donald Trump’s claim that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it was a bit of hyperbole from a circus clown. I never imagined it would actually be an understatement.
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You might say it’s a war between Republicans and Democrats, or conservatives and liberals, and in large measure, that’s true. But at the heart of it, it’s a war between reality and denial. Nearly half the country has been sold a bill of goods by Donald Trump and his cronies. But they don’t want to admit they’ve been swindled — because it would involve admitting they’re the worst thing in Trumpworld: losers and suckers.
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