Political Theatre category archive
Another Fifth Columinst 0
Dick Polman looks at Tucker Carlson’s Russian impulses and finds a parallel from the past.
The Swift Vote Conspiracy 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Pierre takes a deep dive into what may make persons susceptible to motivate persons to believe in conspiracy theories. He lists three main points in his summary:
A new poll found that 18% of respondents believe Taylor Swift is part of a secret plot to get Biden reelected.
- As many as 32% of conservatives, but only 4% of liberals, believe the conspiracy theory.
- The belief may be explained by fears and motivated reasoning about the upcoming 2024 election.
Follow the link for a detailed exploration of each.
The Fifth Columnist 0
At AL.com, John W. Davis savages Donald Trump’s ahistorical, incorrect, incoherent, inane promise to lead the United States to violate its commitment to its NATO allies. Here’s a bit (emphasis added); follow the link for the rest.
Former President Trump said he would not defend NATO allies if invaded, if he deemed them financially delinquent. Says Trump, who regularly reneged on just payments to his own contractors. Says Trump who would encourage Russia to, “… do whatever the Hell they want” to our allies. Our NATO allies risked all to trust and join NATO, so to shed Soviet chains and torture chambers. Russia’s leaders want nothing better than to enslave Eastern Europe again.
Rand Gestures 0
Cliff Schecter discusses Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman’s reaction to Rand Paul’s Putin fetish. (Warning: Mild language.)
Via C&L, which has commentary.
Those Who Forget the Past . . . 0
. . . would doom themselves–and the rest of us–to repeat it.
Impaired Judgment Goes Viral 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Kimball Shinkoskey argues that there is a disorder in the courts.
The Lake Effect 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini points out that, despite the Baloney Served up by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Kari Lake is a divider, not a uniter.
Nursery for Narcissism 0
Writing at Psychology Today Blogs, Anthony Silard describes how narcissism is growing in our society, suckling on the teat of “social” media. Here are a couple of the points he makes; follow the link to read the entire piece.
- Social media plays a role in our increasing narcissism.
- The toxic posts of politicians become more popular than those expressing positive feelings.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
