10-28-2024, 05:28 PM
This post was last modified 10-28-2024, 05:37 PM by UltraBudgie.
(10-28-2024, 05:06 PM)IdeomotorPrisoner Wrote: Trump says "dictator for a day" and what he means (in correct context) is he is going to spend the first day writing executive orders to undo the the Biden EOs that undid his initial executive orders. And it will piss people off.
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It's a disturbing trend of each side being less likely to see pot or kettle.
You know, although I have been mostly avoiding political noise, I have heard that "dictator" reference several times, and this is actually the first time I've heard anyone mention the obvious (to me) reasonable interpretation, rather than some extreme skewing for agenda purposes. And that goes for both 'sides'. So thanks for that, and I think it highlights an interesting point: that the reasonable ground is the losing ground, in the calculus of the current political climate. Extreme takes seem to always gather more impressions and amplification -- and the approach is to "fight fire with fire", countering an extreme distortion is done most effectively with another extreme distortion, as it forces the opponent into a defensive position and reactionary stance. For example, the counter would be "well Trump should act like a dictator, those blasted so-and-sos have it coming!". It also puts anyone who is disposed to honesty and non-partisanship in a weird position of feeling like they're in bizzaro-world, and selecting to merely remain politically mute since their stance will not be heard, which I suppose only serves the agenda of the machine.
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Anyway, I'm just taking a very minor issue and making a point of it, I realize; no big deal. Thanks for listening.
