Political Theatre category archive
Manufacturing Memories 0
In Psychology Today, Matthew Hutson examines the mechanics of manipulating memory, specifically in the context of what we see on the inner webs. It ain’t pretty, folks.
An excerpt:
Half the time, people said they remembered the false event happening, and in most of those cases they said they actually remembered seeing it on the news. They recalled being “torn” upon seeing it, or having “mixed emotions,” or “cring[ing].” Perhaps some people were lying about their recollections, but when told one of the events hadn’t happened, readers guessed the wrong one 37 percent of the time. For them, the fake event was not only real but more real than some of the actual events.
Aside:
I read this article in the print magazine, to which I have been a long-time survivor (it was helpful in my days as a trainer and instructional designer). Selected articles from each issue are available on the website when the next issue has been, well, issued. I made a note to come back to this one because it is a must read, especially in these days of Fox News and their dupes, symps, and fellow travelers.
Teflon Don 0
David discusses the lack of reaction to E. Jean Carroll’s description of having been assaulted by Donald Trump.
Dick Polman is also troubled.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
A reader of The Oregonian reports his experience with a Trumpled book.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Rude One does the math.
Twits on Twitter 0
Peter St. Onge has a sobering experience.
Predictability 0
Tony Norman spots a pattern:
He (President Trump–ed.) never tries to distance himself from his lies — only from the truth.
Follow the link to see why he said that.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
“Fear, ignorance, bigotry, and smears.”
Moore of the Same 0
At AL.com, John Archibald notes that Roy Moore is again going to run for the Republican Senatorial nomination. As he reviews the field opposing Moore, Archibald reaches a distressing conclusion:
Boy, was I wrong.
Because Roy Moore already won.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Twits on Twitter 0
Paul Krugman translates the Twit-in-Chief.
Like many Trump tweets, it reads like a clumsy translation from the original Russian . . . .
Follow the link for the rest.