We are witnessing the end of Rovian politics

[lexi]

An article i believed quite thoroughly, back in 2008

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-internet-and-the-deat_b_136400

"We are witnessing the end of Rovian politics," Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google told me. And YouTube, which Google bought in 2006 for $1.65 billion, is one of the causes of its demise.

[rong]

i've noticed that Trump seems to have broken Godwin's law.  I don't hear Hitler mentioned nearly as often anymore.  Instead, it's Trump. 

[lexi]

if it's possible to have empathy at all for trump, i then i allow myself to feel this - there's an entropic poignancy always when measuring yourself against your role models and coming up short - and at least Hitler successfully stole an election

[The Commander]

if it's possible to have empathy at all for trump, i then i allow myself to feel this - there's an entropic poignancy always when measuring yourself against your role models and coming up short - and at least Hitler successfully stole an election

Wow. I haven't seen a cut that sharp since the last time I had stitches.

The Commander
DIA