Kurt Anderson has a new book out that probably explains our current world in better and more depressing ways than most.
Basically, Americans have a long history of delusional thinking, and Trump is the culmination of that. We tend to believe the narratives that make us feel better about ourselves and our lot in life. Conspiracy theories, "one weird trick," and Fake News are all part of a long trend in American thought and culture.
I'd be interested to see if things are that much worse, or whether we are just more aware of the downside of bunkum more than we were.
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