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“On Make America Great Again: The agenda of a dead body coming back to life. Whenever you have the past (what is dead) presenting itself as an agenda to fix the present moment by taking us back—to the dead—you have contagion, pest, collusion, pollution, delusion—not illusion. Illusion is a hope. Delusion is a past illusion presenting itself as hope. Hope is something that has not happened yet, but when it happens, and the happening has already died and been buried—and other present moments have come forward and made us live other present moments—and a dead body—a dead moment—comes back presenting itself as if it were alive—and it is dead—and it doesn’t tell us that it is dead—that is not an illusion—that is a delusion.”

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Putinoika

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Giannina Braschi
Giannina Braschi

Giannina Braschi is a Puerto Rican-born American writer known for her unique literary style and cross-cultural themes. Her works blend poetry, fiction, and drama, exploring themes of identity, politics, and gender. more

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