Political Theatre category archive
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
It just keeps getting coarser.
The Trumpian Horse 0
Via C&L, former Republican Rick Wilson warns that Republicans may find themselves voting for a pig in a poke. (Warning: mild language.)
Courting Disaster 0
Robert Reich looks the danger Donald Trump poses if he gets to appoint more Justices to the Supreme Supremacist Court.
Or you can read the transcript.
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
Whose Land is this anyway? Does to belong to the mega-corporations, and we’re just here to be their workforce? Does it belong to Trump and the willing victims of his lies? Let’s take a look at where we stand on that issue.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy offers a tune for those “undecided” voters.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
Nebraska executive branch meets the Simpsons.
Afterthought:
I do not think it a stretch to suggest that the reason Republicans are so intent on gutting out the vote is simple.
They sense that their chances of remaining in office when faced with free and fair elections may be–er–somewhat less than optimal.
“The Good Old Days” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Eva M. Krockow takes a look at what she calls “declinism,” which I would loosely describe as the notion that the world is going to hell in a handbasket coupled with a yearning for the mythical good old days. She suggests that this feeling is can be fed by news reporting, which quite naturally focuses on stuff that goes wrong, and by politicians seeking to appeal to persons’ fears and unease. She closes her piece with some suggestions as to how to avoid declining into declinism.
A couple of snippets (emphasis added):
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One example of political declinism includes the Brexit campaign slogan “Take Back Control,” which implied the need to regain sovereignty to prevent further decline. Another example is Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign slogan “Make America Great Again,” which suggested that things were better in the past.
Methinks this a timely read.
Afterthought:
You might ask some Brits how Brexit is working out is working out for them. (Hint: It isn’t.)
