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To: scion who wrote (12206)	9/1/2019 10:39:59 AM
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*How did this happen? How did truth and reason become such endangered species, and what does the threat to them portend for our public discourse and the future of our politics and governance?* VIDEO How Donald Trump emboldened the US far right It’s easy enough to see Trump as having ascended to office because of a unique, unrepeatable set of factors: a frustrated electorate still hurting from the backwash of the 2008 financial crash; Russian interference in the election and a deluge of pro-Trump fake news stories on social media; a highly polarising opponent who came to symbolise the Washington elite that populists decried; and an estimated $5bn-worth of free campaign coverage from media outlets obsessed with the views and clicks that the former reality TV star generated. theguardian.com