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In reply to the discussion: Trump wanted to FRAME innocent Americans. [View all]Kid Berwyn
(14,897 posts)19. Amazing how he got away with it.
And he likely would have, were it not for the Blue Wave of 2018.
From Karen J. Greenberg:
or Trump, lying is but the tip of the iceberg and in this he reflects far more than his own predilections. He reflects as well our moment, our age. George Orwell, that prescient 20th-century observer, warned in his classic essay Politics and the English Language about one key aspect of such a lying mindset: the way lack of precision in language can pose a danger to society and to political stability.
When it comes to imprecision today, the dangers couldnt be more real. In fact, the strategies employed in Washington to confuse and mislead the public have subtly eaten away at the countrys collective mindset, creating fertile ground for Trumpian-style lying to successfully take root. In many ways, the focus on Donald Trumps blatant and persistent lying only serves to obfuscate other no less destructive methods of deceiving the public that preceded him into the White House and helped create the conditions that make the presidents lies so destabilizing.
ETA: Almost forgot to mention the role of the free press, or Corporate McPravda as I prefer: The for-profit media operate for that. The Big Five care not one wit for comforting the afflicted compared to what they roll out for comforting the comfortable. A+ treatment, all the way.
From Karen J. Greenberg:
or Trump, lying is but the tip of the iceberg and in this he reflects far more than his own predilections. He reflects as well our moment, our age. George Orwell, that prescient 20th-century observer, warned in his classic essay Politics and the English Language about one key aspect of such a lying mindset: the way lack of precision in language can pose a danger to society and to political stability.
When it comes to imprecision today, the dangers couldnt be more real. In fact, the strategies employed in Washington to confuse and mislead the public have subtly eaten away at the countrys collective mindset, creating fertile ground for Trumpian-style lying to successfully take root. In many ways, the focus on Donald Trumps blatant and persistent lying only serves to obfuscate other no less destructive methods of deceiving the public that preceded him into the White House and helped create the conditions that make the presidents lies so destabilizing.
ETA: Almost forgot to mention the role of the free press, or Corporate McPravda as I prefer: The for-profit media operate for that. The Big Five care not one wit for comforting the afflicted compared to what they roll out for comforting the comfortable. A+ treatment, all the way.
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He always believes he can get away with it because he has always gotten away with his crimes.
hedda_foil
Dec 2019
#7
he's getting away wih shit now because americans let 1500 radio stations make
certainot
Dec 2019
#23
Yep. 24/7/365. Limbaugh, Hannity, Ingraham, Savage, and dozens of proteges. Smear and fear works.
Evolve Dammit
Dec 2019
#29
Oh, and throw Mike Pence in there too since he ably filled in for "Nazi Salute Ingraham" on her show
Evolve Dammit
Dec 2019
#31
Nice chart. A Manfort pick to the point they held up Drumpf's jet to make the meeting happen.
Evolve Dammit
Dec 2019
#55
lmbaughs been calling for brennan and other 'deep state' 'actors' like obama to be
certainot
Dec 2019
#25
He campaigned on the promise of locking up his political opponents, and still got millions of votes.
Midnight Writer
Dec 2019
#2
If he wins in 2020, I have no doubt that Barr will indeed lock up his political opponents.
hedda_foil
Dec 2019
#8
Are corruption investigations normally started off with a public announcement? I thought
brewens
Dec 2019
#3
Let's hope he doesn't replace the current FBI Director (as per William Webster)
Cetacea
Dec 2019
#21
Great picture, lovely complexion. If it was anyone else the paramedics would be called
captain queeg
Dec 2019
#41
We're all getting better at sharply framing and titling issues. Good to see.
empedocles
Dec 2019
#52