Political Theatre category archive
Words Matter 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Pierre argues forcefully that violent political rhetoric leads (or, perhaps more accurately, has already led) to actual violence.
He also notes a double standard in dis coarse discourse:
Follow the link for his article.
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*I would argue that it was not a gaffe. Ill-expressed, perhaps, but not a gaffe.
A Tune for the Times 0
A note of hopefulness for hellish times.
The Plane Truth 0
Sam and his crew discuss Republicans’ plan to condemn old persons to penury gut social security.
Aside:
I know more than one person whose only income is social security. If Republicans take that away, they will have nothing.
Then will come Republicans complaining about the growth in the homeless population.
Oh, yeah, I understand that, if you want to meet a Republican, just hang out at the intersection of Greed and Cruelty. You won’t have a long wait.
“Pay Attention to the Man behind the Curtain” 0
Also, pay attention to the company he keeps.
Both Sides Don’t 0
Michael in Norfolk calls out the cowardly bothsiderism of our political–er–journalists. A snippet (emphasis added):
One Thing Is Not Like the Other Thing 0
Fetterman has a little trouble speaking from time to time.
He does not have trouble thinking.
Via Job’s Anger.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
Most of the reasons Trumpers give for admiring Trump are not based in reality. Despite what they may WANT to believe about Trump, he is not courageous and brave, he doesn’t care about the average person, he isn’t knowledgeable about the world, he is more a failure in business than a success, he was not in the top of his class in university, he does not know more than. the average person, and he is not motivated by any Christian principles. He IS what most would call a charlatan, a fake, a poser, a phony, a pretender, a BS’er, or a scam artist. This song tries to set the record straight for the benefit of those who are too blind to see what is right in front of their eyes in regards to Cheeto Jesus.
Rinse Cycle 0
PoliticalProf notes that there is a pattern in the misdirection playbook.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Methinks David’s first caller has a point. (The second caller discusses the looming water crisis in the American southwest and is also worth hearing.)
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At the Charlotte Observer, Alexis Giachetti offers three very simple pointers to avoid being fooled on the disinformation superhighway. In these days of fertile fabricators and loquacious liars, they are well worth your attention.
Here they are; follow the link for more details about each one:
- Verify before you share
- Watch out for red flags
- Learn to identify credible information
And remember, “social” media isn’t. And what it most isn’t is a reliable source of news.
