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"Donald Trump is of course the master of deploying lies in the service of hatred. But in Trump’s case, the hatred is so mixed with his distinctive showmanship and conmanship that it’s sometimes hard to see the heart of the enterprise. With Vance, who’s not as much of a showman or con man, it’s all much clearer."
"Sometimes hard" for whom?…
"Donald Trump is of course the master of deploying lies in the service of hatred. But in Trump’s case, the hatred is so mixed with his distinctive showmanship and conmanship that it’s sometimes hard to see the heart of the enterprise. With Vance, who’s not as much of a showman or con man, it’s all much clearer."
"Sometimes hard" for whom? I can spot a skilled con man or "showman" a mile a way, and Trump is less skilled than average in both categories. Even most of his addicted worshippers can see through his cons, lies and bluster. The sad and scary fact is that they - 10s of millions of them - see the "heart of the enterprise" very clearly, and crave at least some parts of it (for some it's racism, for others it's religious supremacy, absurdly peddled as "freedom," etc.) if not the whole package. And willing to overlook the parts they may not like.