Political Theatre category archive
A Running Man? 0
Thom talks with Dr. Mary Trump about the prospect of Donald Trump’s running for president again and about the future of the Republican Party. Spoiler: She is not sanguine.
All the News that Fits, “What If” Dept. 0
Aside:
Methinks the author, in some sort of inane gesture to bothsiderism, grossly overestimates the influence of MSNBC.
MSNBC has viewers (of which I am not one, by the way, as I gave up on television news a long time ago–except when there’s a snow storm). Fox News has disciples.
A Petulant Pissant 0
If there is a Pulitzer for tantrums, Donald Trump just clinched it.
“A House Divided” 0
Chris Huston is less than optimistic.
A Culture of Cry Babies 0
Noam Shpancer looks at dis coarse discourse and concludes that Americans need to grow the heck up.
“He’s Never Wrong, He’s Always Right” 0
Psychologist Gustavo Razzetti takes a look at why persons, particularly persons in leadership positions, can’t admit that they are wrong (not that we’ve seen any examples of that in our public discourse in recent years). Here’s an excerpt:
This delusion gets amplified if you hold a powerful position.
Organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich coined the phrase “CEO’s Disease” to refer to this condition. It’s the result of low external self-awareness. As you work your way up the corporate ladder, you’ll start to receive less candid feedback. Your colleagues become afraid to disagree with you and start filtering what they say.
I commend the piece to your attention. It sheds a light on dis coarse discourse.
The Lies of the Land 0
Washington and Lee professor Robert Strong looks the claims that the presidential election was somehow fraudulent and find them to be almost delusional. A nugget:
Follow the link to see his reasoning.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
Thom and Greg Palast take an in-depth look at efforts to protect the right to vote.
Dis Coarse Discourse, Vaccine Nation Dept. 0
Republicans now have Big Bird in their sights:
President Joe Biden prompted reacted to Big Bird’s tweet, saying, “Good on ya, @BigBird. Getting vaccinated is the best way to keep your whole neighborhood safe.”
Reaction from the anti-vaccine crowd led by Sen. Ted Cruz was swift, saying Big Bird is spreading government propaganda while others called it “brainwashing children.”
More tales of dis coarse discourse at the link.