In the midst of all the terrible things happening in the world, the strange case of Anna Sorokin has still come to public attention. Sorokin, posing as a German heiress named "Anna Delvey," will go on trial for stealing services of several New York hotels. In fact, Sorokin's targets already recovered their losses, by raising rates on the ordinary consumers. The problem with crime is that in the end, we all lose.
It is said that "outlaw worship" exists as a phenomenon in American culture. One egregious example is how the confederate terrorist Jesse James was turned into a "folk hero" on the basis of distortions and falsifications. About 90% of the Jesse James legend is fiction. Things have grown worse over time. Notice how mass murderers like Charles Manson and Ted Bundy became celebrities. Then many mass shooters seem to be motivated by the desire to become "famous," which shows how twisted the moral discourse in this country has become. The twisted cult of celebrity means that celebrities are actually admired for their supposed ability to get away with anti-social and even criminal acts. This was another factor in the rise of Trump: the Trumpers admire him because of his ability to get away with it.
What the Trumpers don't realize is that eventually they too will be harmed by the results of his actions. It keep coming back to the same thing: in the end we all lose.
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