“Mythical thinking thrives in a culture that eschews objective truth: ours.”

—  Ilana Mercer

"Faking History To Make The Black Kids Feel Good" http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/16/faking-history-to-make-the-black-kids-feel-good/   The Daily Caller, January 13, 2017
2010s, 2017

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