Here you have it. The greatest threat to democracy.
Democracy is based on rule of law, which requires a shared truth (a functioning public sphere).
Trump walked out of the 60 Minutes interview because he has only one way to win: He lies, and everyone repeats the lie.
Democracy is based on rule of law, which requires a shared truth (a functioning public sphere).
Trump walked out of the 60 Minutes interview because he has only one way to win: He lies, and everyone repeats the lie.
https://twitter.com/axios/status/1318867878351757313
Two key lies launched Trump into politics: Birtherism and "I am a successful businessman." It worked! He lied. People repeated the lies. Then enough people believed them.
He literally has no other way to "govern" or campaign.
He literally has no other way to "govern" or campaign.
This is nothing new. It's as old as written history.
In the middle ages, one of the lies was Jewish blood libel.
Want to go farther back? Let's talk about Darius I of Persia (522 BCE to 486 BCE)
He's sort of like the original Donald Trump. . .
In the middle ages, one of the lies was Jewish blood libel.
Want to go farther back? Let's talk about Darius I of Persia (522 BCE to 486 BCE)
He's sort of like the original Donald Trump. . .
https://twitter.com/mikedthornton/status/1318901483312644104
He had his "life story" chiseled into a cliff. If we believe Darius’s account of his own life, he never suffered a single defeat or setback. He singlehandedly killed each of his enemies.
Moreover, the gods declared themselves on his side. (Of course)
mcadams.posc.mu.edu/txt/ah/Persia/…
Moreover, the gods declared themselves on his side. (Of course)
mcadams.posc.mu.edu/txt/ah/Persia/…
Destroyers of democracy know how to weaponize (and distort) the institutions of democracy in order to destroy democracy.
The (totally bogus) argument goes like this.
#1: Democracy = freedom
#2: Freedom = free speech
My freedom to lie is therefore protected.
🛎️Ding. Wrong
The (totally bogus) argument goes like this.
#1: Democracy = freedom
#2: Freedom = free speech
My freedom to lie is therefore protected.
🛎️Ding. Wrong
The argument goes off the rails at the start. Unchecked personal liberty is at odds with democracy, which seeks fairness and equality, and therefore requires regulations.
That's why the same people who say ⤵️also say "America is not a democracy. It's a republic."
That's why the same people who say ⤵️also say "America is not a democracy. It's a republic."
The way he spends his time makes perfect sense when you understand that his idea of "governing" is to control the flow of information.
He never had the desire (or ability) to control the pandemic.
We learned this tactic from 1984.
He never had the desire (or ability) to control the pandemic.
We learned this tactic from 1984.
https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1318895239562743809
Leaders like Trump manufacture fake crises (like invaders at the border or Antifa or the latest Qanon nonsense) because they can't (and don't want to) solve real problems.
That's why Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.
That's why Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.
That depends on what kind of president you want.
If you want the president of a liberal democracy interested in creating equality and fairness, he's the worst.
If you're looking for a hierarchy-creating fascist leader, he's pretty good at it.
If you want the president of a liberal democracy interested in creating equality and fairness, he's the worst.
If you're looking for a hierarchy-creating fascist leader, he's pretty good at it.
https://twitter.com/Gilko2CRobz/status/1318938296769130496
This thread is a blog post, here: terikanefield-blog.com/controlling-th…
(In the blog post, I also answer a few questions from my blog subscribers)
(In the blog post, I also answer a few questions from my blog subscribers)
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