But that's so typical of the New York Times's vibes-based analysis of politics. It is hilarious that the NYT editorial page thinks we mustn't get too emotional in resisting fascism, when the news side of the paper rests so much analysis on a kind of emotional tea-leaf reading.

Well, ‘embrace’ could encompass ‘grappling’ for one’s life … like in a bear hug.

Yeah but if you’re the NYT you gotta say smart sounding stuff so there ya go…

“…reflects increasing embrace of literally anything that happens as long as it isn’t done by a smart black lady.”