• Orbituary@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    He speaks to their “truths.” He feeds their hopes. He bolsters their fear of a diminishing relevance. He says things they want to hear in a way that they understand.

    He’s the only one who holds a branch out to them and they clutch on to it like the trumpanzees they are.

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      1 year ago

      Except it’s not a branch. It’s a clutching hand seeking their wallet, but they’re too fucking stupid to see it.