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Letter from Richard Blabey

Trump ‘Spectacle’ Is a Distraction

Emperor Don is now constructing his coliseum on the south lawn of the White House, adjacent to his ballroom. There, he will host live, brutal fighting events just like the Roman emperors of antiquity. As has been said, there is nothing like violent spectacle and circuses to distract the masses from thinking about the high cost of living and endless foreign wars.

Richard Blabey
Cooperstown

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