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In reply to the discussion: I get the feeling there's some very desperate attempts at wedging right now. [View all]Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)33. Team Trumps pileup of fake conspiracies: Best possible way to conceal the real one
http://www.salon.com/2017/08/02/trumps-pileup-of-fake-conspiracies-best-possible-way-to-conceal-the-real-one/
Most of us, when growing up, were exposed to the Aesops fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf. The story in which a boy repeatedly pretends to have seen a wolf and loses all credibility, causing people to ignore him when he really is attacked by a wolf was presumably meant to be a tale warning children about the dangers of lying.
But President Donald Trump and his minions appear to have learned the lesson backwards or upside down: If you have a real wolf that you want to hide, then your best bet is to cry wolf until people wouldnt know a real wolf even if it was staring them in the face.
Last week, while much of the cable news and White House reporter pool was obsessing over flash-in-the-pan Anthony Scaramucci (Im guilty too!), a far more important story was spooling out at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. A businessman named Bill Browder was explaining what he learned working in Vladimir Putins Russia. His testimony could provide the information that brings together a true understanding of whats really going on with Trump and Russia.
Most of us, when growing up, were exposed to the Aesops fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf. The story in which a boy repeatedly pretends to have seen a wolf and loses all credibility, causing people to ignore him when he really is attacked by a wolf was presumably meant to be a tale warning children about the dangers of lying.
But President Donald Trump and his minions appear to have learned the lesson backwards or upside down: If you have a real wolf that you want to hide, then your best bet is to cry wolf until people wouldnt know a real wolf even if it was staring them in the face.
Last week, while much of the cable news and White House reporter pool was obsessing over flash-in-the-pan Anthony Scaramucci (Im guilty too!), a far more important story was spooling out at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. A businessman named Bill Browder was explaining what he learned working in Vladimir Putins Russia. His testimony could provide the information that brings together a true understanding of whats really going on with Trump and Russia.
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I get the feeling there's some very desperate attempts at wedging right now. [View all]
Tommy_Carcetti
Aug 2017
OP
The more a majority shrinks, the more they invest in wedging minorities to minimize coalitions.
CincyDem
Aug 2017
#2
And then the ones that generally go like this: "IMO, in three weeks, aliens will land in
Squinch
Aug 2017
#36
Two separate topics in point at DU: Kamala Harris & abortion rights. Presented as "concerns"...
Hekate
Aug 2017
#17
It's totally obvious to me what's going on ... why can't others see it and do something about it?
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#19
Some people are easily triggered. Some aren't happy unless they're slugging it out.
Hekate
Aug 2017
#25
I wonder why they feel so threatened by Kamala Harris? Probably because she's such
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#30
Yes. Exactly. And though the abortion fight is one that I will always fight in the real world,
Squinch
Aug 2017
#35
Agreed, and I think this is part of what helps feed the trolls that infect the site
Salviati
Aug 2017
#44
Posts using "anointed" in reference to a Democratic candidate are leading indicators
LanternWaste
Aug 2017
#24
Team Trumps pileup of fake conspiracies: Best possible way to conceal the real one
Doug the Dem
Aug 2017
#33
Yerp. Annoying, but gratifying to see them in such fear. We've got their number (n/t)
FreepFryer
Aug 2017
#63