“In the age of Trumpism, the debasement of reality itself has taken on a more sweeping and sinister character. This ranges from overstating the size of his inauguration crowd to claiming the president can rewrite the Constitution, and denying human-caused climate change is real. The first misstatement goes to the heart of a needy personality. The latter two endanger our republic and our planet.Ahead of November’s elections, Trump and Republicans used lies to stoke fears of an “invasion” of illegal immigrants, and minority vote fraud. With lies as the new currency of political discourse, the only “reality” becomes signaling to one’s political tribe.” – Seattle Times

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