• tpyo@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I’d appreciate that quote more if you could link the original context. It’s very hard to parse

    This is how I see the comments:

    • PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social
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      7 hours ago

      I was intentionally being a little bit cryptic, but it’s from “Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72,” from the November chapter. It is one of the absolutely crucial books to read if you want to know about the American political process, at least the 20th century form of it.