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People of good will cannot begrudge those in genuine need, but the V pill is on its way to becoming a recreational drug, thereby creating ersatz libido, and thereby creating God only knows what problems.
I didn't like the way he sold out his own legacy of decent, moderate Republicanism for an ersatz, anti-government populism.
Many, though, find the album as irritating as Camp's goofy on-screen presence and call it "ersatz rock--all guns and poses" (David Browne, Entertainment Weekly ). (Find out more about Jesse here.)
Rod Dreher of the New York Post is scathing, dismissing it as "ooey-gooey schmoopie slop" and "ersatz romantic tapioca" and comparing the personality of Kilmer's character to that of Snuggles the fabric-softener bear.
Although it may seem to some like ersatz sophistication, the only way I can find to process the torrent of information to which I find myself constantly exposed is with a trash aesthetic.