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Maybe you're already aware of this but being in a gilded age would not be a good thing. The gilded age described a society where serious problems were masked by
by tossaway1 9y ago
Maybe you're already aware of this but being in a gilded age would not be a good thing. The gilded age described a society where serious problems were masked by a thin veneer of gold.
- gotrecruit 9y agomaybe OP meant the greek Golden Age, rather than Twain's Gilded Age.
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- jaredklewis 9y agoI've never read the book, but am aware it is a satire. Given your description, I think my word choice turned out to be apropos. Though perhaps "thin veneer of gold" should be modernized to "tacky stucco facade" or "parallax hero background."
- egypturnash 9y agoHave you looked at photos of anything owned by Trump lately.