Political Theatre category archive
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Methinks Atrios is onto something.
Error on the Court 0
The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts follows the bouncing ball.
The Fee Hand of the Market 0
Surprisingly enough, it looks as if there might be a bear market for stupid.
A Strange Diagnosis 0
Nevertheless, I fear that it is an accurate one.
The Apology 0
CNN’s Jim Acosta admits a mistake.
That’s a great point, comparing Trump to a clown is most definitely an insult to clowns.
Follow the link for the rest.
The Lies (and Liars) of the Land 0
David parses the Kayleigh McEnany’s lie about the Founders and slavery. (Warning: Short commercial at the end, but you don’t have to watch it.)
An Annotated Guide to Gutless Groveling 0
Michelle Cottle reads between the lines.
Snow Fall(out) 0
Boris Johnson’s colossally stupid Brexit is likely to have all sorts of unanticipated consequences, but at home and abroad. The Local reports on one that I suspect no one expected.
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Since the end of the Brexit transition period, Brits wishing to work in France may need both visas and work permits – and it seems that employers looking for temporary seasonal staff have decided that this is simply not worth the hassle.
“It Can’t Happen Here” 0
Au contraire, argues Gwynne Dyer. Here’s a bit of her article, from the Bangor Daily News:
Writing just after the G7 summit, he warned that “the most dangerous threat (facing the world) is the transformation of the Republican Party in the US into a fascist movement.” Almost every journalist alive has toyed with this analogy – and then avoided it because it sounds like partisan rhetoric rather than hard analysis.
Cockburn points out that Trump’s presidency had many of the attitudes and behaviors of a fascist regime – extreme nationalism, racist hatred of minorities, disregard of the law and constant denial of the truth – but that it failed one crucial test. It did not include automatic re-election, and so Trump lost control.
Follow the link for a discussion of Republican strategies to remedy that last failing.
