Political Theatre category archive
Not with a (Big) Bang, but with a Whimper 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear is not sanguine.
“B-B-But No Other Explanation Makes Sense” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, David Ludden explores recent research as to the varied reasons why some persons adhere to conspiracy theories that are plainly absurd in the light of pesky things like “facts,” “knowledge,” and “logic.” Here’s one element he cites; follow the link for the full discussion.
Tripping on the Guilting 0
Bill Nemitz reports on what happened when, on a lark, he signed up for the “Team Trump” mailing list. It was not quite what he expected. A snippet:
What I expected was a window into the messaging being deployed by the Trumps to propel the president to a second term – increasingly unlikely as that appears to be. What I got was a guilt trip, day after day, for not doing as I’m told.
The Cancellator-in-Chief 0
In an article at the Inky exploring the grammatical and psychological (psycho-grammatical? gramma-psychological?) reason the phrase, “cancel culture,” has caught on so quickly, Jeffrey Barg notes the irony of Donald Trump’s recent screed against “cancel culture.” Here’s a nugget; follow the link for the rest.
Facebook Frolics, No Russian to Judgement Here Dept. 0
The image above accompanies an article at The Roanoke Times in which Rupert Cutler, long-time public servant, warns us that Russia is cranking up its bot nets to do it again.
School Daze 0
David looks at the political motives behind Donald Trump’s push to turn classrooms into incubators of infection reopen schools in the fall.
The Path to Pariah 0
Noz thinks that we may have reached the destination.
Facebook Frolics 0
You’ve heard of Typhoid Mary? Meet Korona Karen.
Mask Defrauders 0
No, the U. S. Department of Justice is not issuing permits to allow potential vectors of infection to eschew wearing masks.
Stray Thought 0
“Freedom of speech” does not mean freedom from criticism.
Nor, for that matter, does it mean that anyone is obligated to give a damn about what you spoke.
The Art of the Con 0
Aside:
I wish I could be as optimistic about November as Thom seems to be.
