394
Trump Team Tries Harder And Harder To Hide What They Will Actually Do During Trump 2.0
(talkingpointsmemo.com)
this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2024
394 points (98.8% liked)
politics
18651 readers
3904 users here now
Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!
Rules:
- Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.
- Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
- Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
- No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive.
- Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
- No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.
That's all the rules!
Civic Links
• Congressional Awards Program
• Library of Congress Legislative Resources
• U.S. House of Representatives
Partnered Communities:
• News
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I am very curious to know whether this strategy will work on anyone
Like is there anyone who heard about Project 2025 and went “oh no!”, but then Trump said “oh we weren’t serious, we didn’t mean that, IDK even who these guys are” and then they said “oh phew okay back to not voting, I’m sure it’s fine”
It is hard for me to get inside the head of the average American voter so I won’t say that is impossible but it seems pretty unlikely
Individuals can be smart. But, a large group is always mediocre, an average. Small groups are the sweet spot for greatness.
It's human nature to overestimate that which favors us. We each overestimate how smart we are and the how smart the group is. Much in human history is based on not caring about the odds. Even Hans Solo doesn't want to know.
In the situation you present, very shallow propaganda is quite effective if the target can be saturated with it. Another example, humans enjoy simplicity. A false dichotomy can be maintained for millennia: It's current governance or worst fears manifest.
I regurgitated four basic books and a movie reference. Read these ones:
In The Engineering of Consent, 1947, Bernays described the theory of modern propaganda developed and implemented primarily by Nazi Germany. In Manufacturing Consent, 1988, Herman and Chomsky describe how the principles have been implemented in US mass media for economic control.
Since 1988 we've had mass computing, the internet, and now applications of AI. The history and structure will give lived experiences roots and facilitate communication.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it."
‐ Men in Black (1997)