Political Theatre category archive
The Voter Fraud Fraudsters 0
Steve M. decodes de code.
Jingo Jangles 0
At the Psychology Today website, Dominic Packer and Jay Van Bavel wonder at what point national pride morphs into a form of what they refer to a national narcissism. Methinks it a timely and worthwhile read in these Trumpled times. Here’s a tiny bit:
But here’s the twist: Once the researchers disentangled the healthy form of national identification from the narcissistic one (by putting them both in the same analyses), they found that people who felt a genuine bond with their nation were actually less willing to conspire against fellow citizens. National narcissists, on the other hand, were the ones willing to wiretap and lie. In short, these types of social identity predicted the exact opposite pattern of results.
Tool Time 0
David discusses J. D. Vance’s (somewhat poorly received) attempt to use America’s military as props for his propaganda. (Warning: Very short promo about halfway through.)
Afterthought:
That the pforces did not seem to pfall for his pfiffel gives me a straw at which to grasp
A Divider, Not a Uniter 0
In the Las Vegas Sun, Tom Harper points out that that has been the long-standing strategy of today’s Republican Party.
A Tune for the Time 0
Warning: Short promo at about the one minute mark.
All the News that Fits 0
Josh Gay delights in a rare event: A Fox News apology. And he notes a number of times when Fox has–er–broadcast “news” reports of questionable veracity without facing a requirement to accept responsibility for facilitating fabrications.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
Checks and Balances
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I think that the Supreme Supremacist Court’s reasoning in this case is quite clear.
“Well,” said the injustices, “we already have an executive that’s unbalanced. Let’s go all the way and have one that’s unchecked.”
American Exceptionalism 0
David discusses a Pew poll that shows the exceptional damage that the Trump maladministration has done to America’s international reputation in little more than a year. A quote:
Being feared is not the same thing as being respected.
Republican Thought Police 0
North Carolina legislators just pushed through anti-DEI legislation over the governor’s veto. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Executive Director of Intergovernmental Relations Charles Jeter describes it as a “solution in search of a problem” and fears those problems. A snippet (emphasis added):
That gray area, he said, may hamstring educators or school districts.
“They give definitions, but the definitions in and of themselves are interpretable by different people,” Jeter told the Observer. “That’s the concern: it’s the unintended consequences.”
War and Mongers of War 0
Via The Japan Times, history professor Timothy Snyder looks at Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran and concludes:
This is what happens when voters entrust entertainers to wage war and profiteers to negotiate peace.
Follow the link for his reasons for saying that.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Robert Klarich, in a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun, reports hearing a rhyme. A snippet:
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*Mark Twain.