Mainly these days, I try not to follow politics, it’s too depressing.
But I did have this idea for a blog piece called "Trump, pro & con," which would just include various snippets and quotes from people for Trump and people against Trump. The pro section would be titled, “Fox & Friends,” and the con section maybe “Some horrors of the Trump Predation,” except that some readers might not connect “predation” with “administration.”
I had to laugh when I thought of the idea of quoting for the “Fox & Friends” section some of the things that Trump says of himself, which are, of course, very pro Trump. Such as, “I have the perfect personality for negotiating with Kim Jong Un.” Not to mention, “I’m pretty smart,” “I’m a genius,” “I have big hands, and that isn’t all that’s big.” It would be a barrel of laughs.
But then it got depressing again. The hell with it.
It was just going to be for a few days. But he is now more than a year into knowing almost nothing about American politics. He has managed to become shockingly uninformed during one of the most eventful chapters in modern American history. He is as ignorant as a contemporary citizen could ever hope to be....
Democrats, liberals and leftists have coped with this first year of the Trump presidency in lots of ways. Some subsist on the thin gruel of political cartoon shows and online impeachment petitions. Others dwell online in the thrilling place where conspiracy is indistinguishable from truth. Others have been inspired to action, making their first run for public office, taking local action or marching in their first protest rally.
Mr. Hagerman has done the opposite of all of them.
The fact that it’s working for him — “I’m emotionally healthier than I’ve ever felt,” he said — has made him question the very value of being fed each day by the media. Why do we bother tracking faraway political developments and distant campaign speeches? What good comes of it? Why do we read all these tweets anyway? [Read more]
| Copyright © 2018 by Moristotle |
He does ask a good question. With all the information at hand nothing has changed, nor will it.
ReplyDeleteRighto. And a Yale classmate of mine opines: “I must agree. Ignoring Trump while working for change hurts him most. Unfortunately, his speech last night [I didn’t know Trump gave a speech] was a well-delivered and funny – if he wasn’t President – stand-up routine, a bit of truth liberally spiced with fake facts, bigotry, and misogyny, wrapped in pro-black, pro-women bacon strips. His delivery is a little like Bob Hope’s. He loves a crowd and he loves the liberal establishment press, which gives him so much attention and fodder for his role as being persecuted by liars. They play right into his hands.”
Delete