Stalin biographer and world historian Stephen Kotkin (Stanford, ex-Princeton) has an A+ take on the notion that Trump is “not who we are.” https://t.co/CiN6k9NtXK
The arc:
1. “It wasn’t a Nazi salute.”
2. “Maybe it was a Nazi salute but it was a joke.”
3. “It wasn’t a joke but it was owning the libs.”
4. “It wasn’t owning the libs but so what?”
5. “Actually, Hitler had some good ideas….”
@Midge1415 A little bit irksome at the outset. Generally, I suspect human nature is instinctively resistant to change. After a short period, no thought whatsoever. (And you never wonder where the cap has got to)