I only saw bits and pieces of both conventions. That seemed enough. One was like watching a dystopian nightmare in real time, and the other was filled with so many shiny happy people that it reminded me of taking my kids to see the Wiggles. Both sides may have been overstating their themes a bit, but these things don’t really do nuance very well. As lon…
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