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Critics struggled to unsee the man they believe reshaped, or damaged, American life. The photo did not change; only the stories wrapped around it did. In that disconnect lies a quiet, unsettling truth: our judgments often say more about us than about the lives we\u2019re so certain we understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The uproar over Donald Trump\u2019s childhood photograph revealed how little we ever look at public figures as people. 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