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"Clown show" kind of implies a limited scope and general harmlessness, no? The legacy of that "clown show" is currently selling our country's institutions for s
by mindslight 3mo ago
"Clown show" kind of implies a limited scope and general harmlessness, no? The legacy of that "clown show" is currently selling our country's institutions for scrap value, so that term would seem to massively undersell its actual effects.
- gwerbin 3mo agoClown shows are entertaining and distracting, and all the foibles and silliness is a carefully-calibrated act. Sounds apt to me.
- stevenalowe 3mo agowhen a clown moves into the palace, the palace becomes a circus
- mindslight 3mo agoSure, but when a clown comes from the sewers, kids start disappearing.