"There’s a deep hubris in thinking you can map out and produce historical effects, as bin Laden believed, whereas the results were the opposite, including the unleashing of populist demagogues (FWIW, not all populists are demagogues) who ginned up racism to seize power and break down centuries worth of (albeit vastly flawed) democratic institutions."
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First seen: 2026-09-11 ·
Last seen: 2026-09-11 ·
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