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The Republican Debate Was a Mass Delusion

None of these people is going to be the Republican nominee.

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Jonathan V. Last
Sep 28, 2023
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Un-reality. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

1. What Was That?

Something happened last night. And everyone is calling it a “Republican party presidential debate.” But that’s not what it was.

It was a mass delusion. A large group of people simultaneously subscribing to an imaginary version of reality.

Let me explain.

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