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Correct me if I'm wrong, but Mencken was a vocal racist, bigot, and supporter of the attitudes which were foundational to the eugenics movement in the US. As true as this quote rings, it would seem safe to say that it reflects a worldview more similar to Trump than many of Trump's critics.
If Mencken were alive today this quote very well be aimed at Trump's critics.
Comment by pepsi_onion at 15/10/2018 at 15:32 UTC
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While he was definitely a bigot, but he was also a great mind, and based on his writing I believe he'd be one of the "never trump" crowd. In either case and despite his failings, he had a penchant for words and many of his ideas were great.