Political Theatre category archive
Recount Reveries 0
Thursday at our Drinking Liberally gathering, we agreed that Chris Stolle was correct in requesting a recount over a margin of 24 votes.
We also agreed that it would be most delicious if the recount were to increase Nancy Guy’s victory margin.
A Question of Identity 0
David discusses the fallacy of designating Judaism a “nationality” and how it may feed certain tropes of anti-Semitism.
(Warning: Commercial starts at the six-minute mark. I have no knowledge of the product being advertised. Despite the commercial, I think David’s points on the topic are worth including the video.)
Misdirection Play, High Crimes and Misdemeanors Dept. 0
In the Des Moines Register, Rekha Basu argues that misdirection plays are all that Republicans have left.
The Bully’s Pulpit 0
Paul Lewis reflects on Donald Trump’s use of “jeer pressure” and its appeal to his acolytes. A snippet:
Follow the link for the rest.
The Art of the Con 0
Steven M. explains what the political Ponzi scheme is Madoff.
Gainful Employment 0
Heaven forbid that professionals should receive remuneration for practicing their profession.
Where oh where is my fainting couch?
Zero-Sum Thinking
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A recent study lampoons the reasoning behind (some) white persons’ claims of “reverse discrimination.” In short, “reverse discrimination” is a figment of (some) white imaginations.
The Acolytes 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Dinesh Sharma interviews Dan McAdams, author of The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump, a Psychological Reckoning. In the interview, they explore the hold that Trump seems to have over his diehard followers.
I commend it to your attention. Here’s a snippet of McAdams response to a question about whether Trump might have some form of personality disorder (emphasis added):
It Doesn’t Add Up 0
At the Hartford Courant, Thomas Cangelosi does the math. A snippet:
In particular, when Ambassador Gordon Sondland said he “surmised,” based on the logic of 2+2=4, that President Trump withheld military aid from Ukraine in exchange for an investigation into the 2016 elections, the President’s defenders that seemed to insist instead that 2+2=5.