Hyperbole is the American national pastime. Americans like to exist in a state of high drama. They are always one step away from the “loss of our democracy”, the collapse of all institutions of government and society, the climate apocalypse, the total destruction of the economy and the immediate death of all the perennially wounded minorities from fascism, Nazism, authoritarianism and unpleasant pronouns. This trait makes them extremely endearing and profoundly annoying.
From Book # 2
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