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Illiberalism

by Jim Buckley

May 07, 2024
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Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never without belief in a devil. – Eric Hoffer

In 2024, the mass movement is Woke Liberalism.

The devil is Donald Trump.

The Depressing News

I’m bummed.

You must be too.

How can you not be depressed by the current flow of events?

Firstly, there’s the Trump “trial.”

The “crime” this time?

A felonious…

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