I see it as an example of governing by crisis and spectacle.
It's a general way of undermining truth by preventing people from focusing on facts.
The idea is to kick up dust, wear people out, and create a "bothsides" argument.
I'll attach an explainer for new followers.
It's a general way of undermining truth by preventing people from focusing on facts.
The idea is to kick up dust, wear people out, and create a "bothsides" argument.
I'll attach an explainer for new followers.
Here you go:
Expect a lot more of this over the next 6 months. It's a way of controlling the media narrative.
Expect a lot more of this over the next 6 months. It's a way of controlling the media narrative.
To quote Yale professor @jasonintrator, Trump is cynically using a set of fascist tactics to gain and maintain power.
(From a lecture that I linked to somewhere on my blog)
(From a lecture that I linked to somewhere on my blog)
I love the phrase "daily rolling avalanche."
One way it will backfire is this: Most voters are just tired of it. Internal campaign polling is evidently showing that some people who say they approve of Trump are planning not to vote for him . . .
One way it will backfire is this: Most voters are just tired of it. Internal campaign polling is evidently showing that some people who say they approve of Trump are planning not to vote for him . . .
. . . so people can say, "Yeah, he's doing a good job," because they don't have time or ability to shift through the "daily rolling avalanche" and because the effort to confuse them is working.
But they can still be tired of it and ready to vote him out.
But they can still be tired of it and ready to vote him out.
You don't have to be a student of history. The tactics are easy. He's had coaching from Bannon and others.
Trump is also a natural.
My guess is that Trump imitates Putin and Orbán, and Bolsonaro imitates Trump.
Trump is also a natural.
My guess is that Trump imitates Putin and Orbán, and Bolsonaro imitates Trump.
Here you go: The briefest and most accurate description of fascism I've seen.
It's all about power.
It's all about power.
