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On America’s Continued Legacy Of “Dumb White Men”

When being as “dumb” as Henry VIII isn’t enough…

7 min readSep 13, 2017

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If only because hindsight is 20/20 and modern humanity is easily analogous to a raging garbage fire does any of this make sense. But trust me, it all makes sense. When simply explained as “America as a nation borne of centuries of commingled racial privilege and social ignorance is coming home to roost,” why we’ve reached the juncture we’re at right now in the world becomes abundantly clear. Furthermore, in considering what, exactly, we think are “dumb,” “smart,” “legal,” and “illegal” notions, plus as well, what constitutes “human decency,” the sense that “dumb white men” aren’t going anywhere anytime soon becomes readily apparent. Also, realizing that the King of England 500 years ago was Henry VIII should give us all a sense of, if the “second verse is same as the first,” where Donald Trump’s presidency could be headed.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure is not just a proverb related to the relative worth of ideas that could easily be related to Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch…

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Marcus K. Dowling

Written by Marcus K. Dowling

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