One of the most expressive words in English is solipsistic, relating to or characteristic of solipisism - the belief that only ones own experience and existence matters. It’s revealing of the current American condition, isn’t it, that we know instantly to whom the term applies. The quote in the title is, of course, from 17th Century poet John Milton and sometimes I fear our paradise will be lost because of Trump and his mad, medacious acolytes.
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