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1. He Is Risen!
For eight years I have believed that Donald Trump was a sign of American decline and not the cause of it. I’ve reconsidered this position and want to propose a new theory: While Trump’s rise was merely indicative of an existing sickness in American society, he has since caused a larger transformation. He is both w…
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