longknife
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The author told an audience; “Trump is to Twitter as Michelangelo is to sculpture”.
It was met with an icy silence.
But, he was right on target.
Michelangelo’s genius, one infuriated listener pointed out, was deployed in creating uplifting works of art, whereas Trump’s tweets merely plumbed the depths of human nastiness. Which was spot on. But it nevertheless remained true that Trump is surpassingly good at what he does, which is polluting the public sphere, infuriating his opponents and pandering to the inner demons of his supporters.
I think this explains our Tweeting president very well.
More of this guy’s observations @ @realDonaldTrump shows Twitter knows which side its bread is buttered | John Naughton