Saturday, May 17, 2025

James: A Novel, by Percival Everett

Really enjoyed reading this book. 

 A portion of the text that I wanted to save as it has been relevant to my experiences of the past 10 years or so involves some dialogue between Jim and Huck on page 126:

Jim: ..."But dey was stealin' from dem folk. Tellin' lies lak dey was".... 
Huck: "Yes, but them people liked it, Jim. Did you see their faces? They had to know them was lies, but they wanted to believe. What do you make of that?" 
Jim: "Folks be funny lak dat. Dey takes the lies dey want and throws away the truths dat scares 'em." 

Nutshells my current views on the dynamics of Trump/MAGA and religion.

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