tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post1125249538559573171..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Truth, Lies, and Power, Part 2Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-35479230159398639022016-12-04T18:00:36.304-05:002016-12-04T18:00:36.304-05:00So does every president and leader, authoritarian ...So does every president and leader, authoritarian or not. Having your inner and outer circle repeat your lies is standard politics practiced by almost all politicians. What makes Trump special is the willingness of his followers in the street and country to repeat what he says whether they believe him or not. <br />Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-25451573797375717982016-12-04T14:03:13.689-05:002016-12-04T14:03:13.689-05:00@Shadow Flutter
Well Trump absolutely has power o...@Shadow Flutter<br /><br />Well Trump absolutely has power over the people working for him. Remember, this is the man who made a reality TV show about going around firing people at his slightest whim, and making a loud, twisted, nationally televised spectacle of it in the process. Do you think anyone who owes him their job is going to dare to contradict him in the slightest?<br /><br />You don't need the people in the street to repeat your lies - just the people in your cabinet and in positions of power.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-79386846149245608322016-12-04T07:09:40.397-05:002016-12-04T07:09:40.397-05:00This suffers from overreach and over-sophisticatio...This suffers from overreach and over-sophistication. Trump is not in a position to force anyone to repeat what he says. He hasn't the authoritarian power of a dictator or access to a secret police force who can throw dissidents on the rack. <br /><br />Try this: Perhaps people repeat what Trump says because they want to. Either they believe, or want to believe, him rather than facts provided by people they don't trust and who don't trust them; or, they know it isn't true but repeat it anyway because doing so frustrates and angers the very people they don't like. <br /><br />This is not about facts or truth or authoritarian power. It's about anger, hate, and getting even with the object of your anger and hate. And that is what Trump understands and so masterfully manipulates.<br />Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.com