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Why does Curtis Yarvin think he is Sephiroth?

Reaction and the politics of talking like a supervillain.

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Carl Beijer
Oct 06, 2025
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The story of George W. Bush’s second term, and how his once-soaring popularity plummeted because of his war against Iraq, is fairly uncontroversial among most Americans. What is less appreciated is why his own party turned on him as well. When Bush was re-elected, his approval rating in the GOP stood at a towering 92%. Over the next four years, however,…

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