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The hideous morass of the culture wars

The hideous morass of the culture wars

Bad people and mavericks are filling the vacuum in the west

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Melanie Phillips
Oct 06, 2020
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Dante’s Divine Comedy; William Blake, 1757-1827

Since Joe Biden and President Donald Trump between them gave the Proud Boys a shout-out in the first presidential debate last week, this group has come under greater scrutiny.

While it’s obviously absurd to call it, as did Biden, a “white supremacist” group, since its leader is African-Cuban and its members …

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