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I saw something yesterday invoking the memory of the late John Wayne as a great patriotic American, which tells me that it’s time to republish a post in which I examine his peculiar status as a conservative political icon.
I say “peculiar” because the Duke, as a symbol of manhood, patriotism and American virtues, was all artifice. He wasn’t a cowboy. He wasn’t a war hero. None of the words or actions for which he is best remembered were his own. They were the products of writers and directors, special camera angles and lighting and theme music. It was all ...
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