Political Theatre category archive
What’s in a (Nick)Name? 0
Inquiring minds want to know.
The Privatization Scam Meets Suffer the Children 0
Pam Dockery explains in the Tampa Bay Times.
Blinded by Bias 0
Nathan A. Heflick, an American ex-pat who’s lived in the U. K. for seven years, takes a stab at explaining Brexit. He suggests that one reason for the seeming impasse is that persons for and against are blink to their own biases and consequently unable to discuss the issue reasonably. He argues that this has been fed by the spread of falsities via “social” media.
A snippet:
Follow the link. His piece is a worthwhile read that can help in understanding our own coarse discourse.
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen has the latest.
The Bully’s Pulpit 0
At AL.com, Mike Oliver responds on Michael Knowles, who went on Fox News to claim that Greta Thunberg is mentally ill. A snippet:
Aside from the fact that her mental status had nothing to do with the climate change debate at hand, you were attacking a 16-year-old.
Misdirection Play, Former SSR Dept. 0
Doyle McManus explains. A snippet:
Explanation No. 1: I didn’t do it.
Explanation No. 2: I didn’t do it, but it would have been OK if I did.
Explanation No. 3: I did it, but for a different reason than you think.
Explanation No. 4: Never mind what I did. What about Biden?
(snip)
Trump isn’t trying to help voters examine the gnarly history of foreign aid and corruption in Ukraine. He’s trying to divert attention from his own apparent attempt to use U.S. foreign policy for personal gain, a clear abuse of power.
Immunity Impunity
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E. J. Dionne wonders marvels Trump keeps getting away with stuff and notes that he has accomplices.
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