Junta lite: how generals and billionaires took over Trump's militarized America
Its been epic! A cast of thousands. A spectacular production that, five weeks after opening on every screen of any sort in the US (and possibly the world), shows no sign of ending.
What a hit its been. Its driving people back to newspapers and ensuring that our everyday companions, the 24/7 cable news shows, never lack for breaking news or audiences. Its a smash in both the Hollywood and car accident sense of the term, a phenomenon the likes of which weve simply never experienced.
And you know exactly what and whom Im talking about. No need to explain. I mean, you tell me: what doesnt it have? Its lead actor is the closest weve come in our nations capital to an action figure, a version of Batman and the Joker rolled into one, a president who, as he told us at a news conference recently, is the least antisemitic person that youve ever seen in your entire life and the least racist person as well.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/01/us-government-billionaires-generals-military-trump