“I’m the idiot box. I’m the TV. I’m the all-seeing eye and the world of the cathode ray. I’m the boob tube. I’m the little shrine the family gathers to adore.”
“You’re the television? Or someone in your the television?”
“The TV’s the altar. I’m what people are sacrificing to.”
“What do they sacrifice?” asked Shadow.
“Their time, mostly,” said Lucy. “Sometimes each other.”
-Neil Gaiman, American Gods
Why do people love Trump when he can’t advance their agenda but can embarrass himself and his office on a regular basis? The lionization of Trump in the eyes of many religious conservatives is particularly baffling, and it is clear that his rise to power has in fact caused many to change their minds about whether or not character matters in our leaders.
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