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Jennifer Mercieca Profile picture
@jenmercieca
Jul 4, 2020 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Wait, does this make Trump anti-fa? Or?

Also, this is an #AdPopulum + #AmericanExceptionalism appeal. His people are the only good, patriotic Americans. All the rest are fascists. You know they're fascists by their "political correctness." ImageImage
I write about Trump attacking "political correctness" with ad populum in my book. It allowed his followers to participate in the pleasure of violating norms of decorum by talking the way Trump does.
He likes to attack people who try to "control" how he talks because he knows it's dangerous and he doesn't want to be controlled. An uncontrollable leader is a dangerous demagogue. Image

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Jul 2
When folks say “don’t give up in advance?” What does that mean? 🧵
It means do not allow yourself to succumb to the new fascist disciplinary regime. Fascism is a way of thinking, associating, and communicating. So is democracy.
The fascist regime will constantly exert its will over you—both your thoughts and your actions. It will require obedience and outward displays of loyalty. People will be fired and silenced for being disloyal to the regime. Faced with those threats, most people will comply.
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Jul 2
Happy Colonial Rebellion Day America! 🇺🇸

(hope we can celebrate our freedoms next year too🥺)
John Adams, “The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance..."
"by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more..."
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Jun 30
For folks looking for an objective explanation of how Trump's debate tricks work, you can find good explanations of Gish Gallop and other strategies from the 1938 Institute for Propaganda Analysis essay. This was a project that tried to protect people from falling for propaganda.
You can find a 101 page report here unlocked from Internet Archive: archive.org/details/IPAVol…
What the Institution for Propaganda Analysis called "card stacking" in 1938, is called the "Gish Gallop" in this 1994 article, named after a creationist dude named Duane Gish: talkorigins.org/faqs/debating/…
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Jun 17
This is how the 1943 U.S. Office of Strategic Services report on Hitler's psychological state ends. Sounds familiar. Image
Oh. Oh, I see. Well that sounds familiar too. Image
You can read the whole thing here. It's interesting--heavily influenced by Freudian analysis, so pretty different from other ways of understanding psychology/cognitive stuff: cia.gov/readingroom/do…
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May 30
"The Apprentice was an instant success in another way too. It elevated Donald J. Trump from sleazy New York tabloid hustler to respectable household name. In the show, he appeared to demonstrate impeccable business instincts and unparalleled wealth..."
"even though his businesses had barely survived multiple bankruptcies and faced yet another when he was cast. By carefully misleading viewers about Trump—his wealth, his stature, his character, and his intent—"
"the competition reality show set about an American fraud that would balloon beyond its creators’ wildest imaginations. I should know. I was one of four producers involved in the first two seasons. During that time, I signed an expansive nondisclosure agreement..."
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May 15
I mean, Biden can debate him if he wants to, but authoritarians like Trump don’t debate. Trump will be there for one reason: to humiliate Biden. via @resolutesquareresolutesquare.com/articles/78CvE…
@ResoluteSquare Authoritarians like Trump are "cognitively irresponsible"--they don't want to answer questions or persuade or give good reasons. Authoritarians like Trump want to say "because I said so" and reject accountability.
2020 was an unmitigated disaster Image
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