By now the whole world is reeling at the comments of GOP front runner Donald Trump……although he has made many similar comments his newest has everyone (those that worship at the feet of the messiah) having to either justify the comment or condemn…..
About 5 years ago here on IST I offered up some philosophical techniques used in politics…..nowadays politics is full of innuendo and in some cases out right lies…….but this does have a practical side…..
Source: Argumentum ad populum–Revisited | In Saner Thought
Source: Argumentum Ad Hominem | In Saner Thought
It is nothing new….Trump likes to drive the conversation and will say whatever it takes from him to be the center of media attention…..just remember the statements he has made in the past 6 months or so…..since the beginning of his candidacy he has been the dominant voice in the coverage and the conversation……just read about his technique…….
Source: How does Trump do it? Understanding the psychology of a demagogue’s rally
Are there any PoliSci majors out there? If there are then the traditional ideas of an election are flying in the face of everything you have been thought up to this point…..especially on the Right side of the spectrum.
The reason I ask is there is a theory in PoliSci first proposed by Joseph Overton…..it is called the Overton Window.
Nice, an exploration even a voter could comprehend…. I noted one line with which I took slight issue, to wit:
” in some cases out right lies…”
Chuq, chuq, chuq…. It’s ALL a lie, remember? And, you know the old saw/truth as well as I do. “How do you tell when a lawyer/politician is lying? A: His lips are moving.”
This has been the entire story of the election process in this country since, oh, probably 1945, or so…. I’d say, every one since then has been a complete sham, in terms of actually offering a choice to voters….
Every one of them is a liar, and everyone of them believes their own lies, because, in this human society, we are programmed from birth, almost without fail, to believe the lies we are told…. Trust me….
And, how many politicians have you heard say that?
Right.
All of ’em….
gigoid, the dubious
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I know….I was trying to be polite……didn’t work, HUH? chuq
Republicans are simply split into pieces. You have neo-conservatives (A), the religious right (B), and free marketers (C). In the 80s, Regan was able to unify A, B, C and D (most democrats). In the 90s it was A&B with the Bush’s, and now our primaries are split with so many candidates filling so these individual slots its tough to say who is who.
Until Trump rolls up and uses some very clever rhetoric in a band-aid attempt to unify ABC once more. Will it hold out? I doubt it, but for the time being everyone but establishment republicans seem to like the guy. Probably because hes a loud mouth and pompous, admiral traits to a party which feels threatened by the high brow intellectualism of their democratic contenders.
Just my thoughts
Thanx for your thoughts and I appreciate it that you stopped by and hope that you find it a good place and visit often…may I take this opportunity to wish you and your a very Merry Christmas…..chuq