Category: Republicans
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Donald J Trump and the Procrustes Political Playbook
The comparison between Donald J. Trump’s politics and the myth of Procrustes acts as a metaphorical critique, which can be understood as follows: Procrustes and the Bed: In Greek mythology, Procrustes was a bandit who forced travelers to fit his iron bed. If they were too tall, he would cut off their legs; if too short, he…