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The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for ...
The Ugly American was a work of fiction.
FourthProtocol
on Oct 18, 2020
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Not sure I get the point. Yes it was a political novel, a piece of fiction. It was however, based on fact.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ugly_American
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“Based in fact” doesn’t tell you much. Plenty of historical movies are based on fact and contain entire fabrications.
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