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Ocelot II

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1. Very prescient, indeed.

Reply to ananda (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:51 PM

Dec 14

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
― H.L. Mencken, On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe

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How prescient was HL Mencken? [View all] ananda Dec 14 OP

Very prescient, indeed. Ocelot II Dec 14 #1

A moron with a pocketful of insane clowns. ananda Dec 14 #2

mencken seems to error on the libertarian side rampartd Dec 14 #3

I agree with Churchill also because.. ananda Dec 14 #6

He was a cynic DBoon Dec 14 #4

While true, still, was he right? ananda Dec 14 #5

"No matter how cynical I get, I can't keep up." -Lily Tomlin -nt CrispyQ Dec 14 #7