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In reply to the discussion: Judge Luttig reveals why he spoke so slowly at Jan. 6 hearing [View all]cayugafalls
(5,963 posts)66. The critique is more telling as to why the nation is "slow rolling" into fascism than anything else.
We are a nation of preconceived notions, centered on our self and awaiting the echo chamber to quickly bolster our viewpoint.
The fast paced lifestyle, paired with the instant, always on, easily searchable, a video for every opinion echo chamber creates a singular gestalt for whatever opinion any one person formulates as their given "life credo".
When a true thinker deliberates at a pace slower than the new "internet norm" the world goes stupid and sits in the corner going lalalala, for their brain is on overload as it tries to slow down and master that which has been lost, the art of thinking for oneself.
I personally applaud Judge Luttig. He made me slow down and think for myself.
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Judge Luttig reveals why he spoke so slowly at Jan. 6 hearing [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
Jun 2022
OP
His delivery did not help his clarity, and his lack of clarity on the "historic precedent" that
Scrivener7
Jun 2022
#2
I totally agree. There have been a lot of comments about how people are wrong
Scrivener7
Jun 2022
#16
but did your pauses distract some people to the degree that they couldn't follow what you were
orleans
Jun 2022
#54
Every single American should have listened to him on NPR today. He NAILED the republican
BComplex
Jun 2022
#11
I get it. I listened carefully--about as carefully as he was choosing his words.
hlthe2b
Jun 2022
#15
He forced one to concentrate. Otherwise the beginning of his sentence was forgotten before the end.
Marcuse
Jun 2022
#28
His intentions may have been honorable, but the execution diluted the intentions
Fiendish Thingy
Jun 2022
#36
Judge Luttig's presentation was different, not more not less, just different, and I will find it
housecat
Jun 2022
#37
He said, and repeated, that Drumpf and his lunatic followers are a danger to this country
judesedit
Jun 2022
#39
The gravity of the words delivered by Judge Lutting were delivered just right for the occasion...
kentuck
Jun 2022
#40
As I have written before, it was his cadence that made me realize how important his testimony was.
Dysfunctional
Jun 2022
#42
He was riveting, painstakingly deliberate, and he seemed both heartbroken and very, very angry.
Joinfortmill
Jun 2022
#43
I am a former college debater where everyone speaks as fast as possible
LetMyPeopleVote
Jun 2022
#46
The critique is more telling as to why the nation is "slow rolling" into fascism than anything else.
cayugafalls
Jun 2022
#66
That's exactly what I thought he was doing. He wanted the deniers who were listening to fully
Martin68
Jun 2022
#72
Judge Luttig knows that the Repub Party is a "clear and present danger" to our democracy
LetMyPeopleVote
Jun 2022
#80