actually most americans live in a shared reality. its just that a percentage of it is deluded and the media caters to their whims instead of just utterly rejecting their fantasies. https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1346463961852616705
im pretty well convinced the percentage of unhinged americans is the same as its always been. its just that cable news and social media give them a bigger voice.
you: its never been this crazy!

me:
everyone rending their garments over qanon and trumpers seems to have forgotten we spent 8 years with these same idiots saying obama was born in keny and michelle obama is a man. and then 8 years before they said bill clinton was head of a cocaine cartel and hrc was a murderer
im 43, ive been paying attention to this stuff for 20+ yrs now. it just always sounds the same to me. maybe im being too contrarian! but i dont see it that different.
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