• Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    By “being a thing” I meant playing a major role. I’d say that started when he declared that he was running for president in 2015.

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      6 days ago

      He played a major role since the 80s. From his discussions on opera, to his central park 8 add, to his many political endorsements.

      This isn’t new. It’s been a carefully orchestrated , multi decade coup in the making. Ala Margaret Atwood

      • Zenith@lemm.ee
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        6 days ago

        Being an obnoxious rich New York asshole and slumlord isn’t the same thing as being a big political player. He was just a crooked real estate boss mixed up with the mob