In one brief clip. I'm thinking of this scene from A Fish Called Wanda.
I love that. The shock. The panic. The hysterics. And then - somebody just called! Not even a fake name.
That's the press right now. Take anything - the economy, tariffs, Ukraine, deportations, cabinet shake ups, dogs and cats - you name it. Just act like Jamie Lee Curtis. Panic, hysteria, floods, fire famine, doom, defeat, despair! Doesn't matter the topic, just repeat the hysterics with every report. You don't even have to sweat details.
Not that I'm not worried of course. Trump is taking a big risk. There are three things that can happen. This all works, very few are hurt and in a year or two the economy is roaring back in real life and not on media teleprompters, while other problems have been fixed and we're moving forward with a renewed hope for the future and love for our past. I see a President Vance in that future scenario.
Or, the tariffs and the upheaval do the job, but in the meantime millions are so damaged by the tactics that they will be left far behind the benefits, and in two and four years will vote accordingly.
Or, it blows up in Trump's and our faces, accomplishes nothing, causes endless damage and plunges things into far worse conditions than they were (which can always happen no matter how bad things are). In which case, VP Vance can look for other employment in 2028 and we'll be looking at President Whoever-Isn't-a-Republican.
That's about it. Nonetheless, I'm certainly not stupid enough to buy into the manufactured hysterics and fearmongering that, for some reason, isn't being condemned by the usual sources that are often so quick to condemn such tactics. Especially when compared to the 'forget about it all is well' from a year ago. We all know why this is and why trusting the modern press is for fools and nobody else.
In 2017, after weeks of protests, riots and violence, it became all about Trump and Putin having corrupted our democracy and stolen our election. The election was fake, illegal, stolen, and every other week we heard stories of the latest scandal or leaked memo that was gong to topple Trump once and for all and undo the 2016 election.
This time, however, Trump's victory and, more to the point, the Left's defeat was far too decisive. So now it's go straight to perpetual panic, the way they did in 1981 when Reagan took office. I remember that well, as I was old enough to understand what was going on by that stage in life. I remember the way they told us the only good thing about the Great Depression redux Reagan was about to plunge us into was that he would provoke the Soviets into a nuclear holocaust before it could ever happen.
Having failed to experience such a depression or nuclear annihilation of humanity because of ol'Ray-gun Ronnie, I've learned that when it comes to being told to panic, the last ones I'll take seriously are journalists. So we'll just wait and see and pray for the best. Oh, and do ourselves a favor and ignore anything the modern press has to say about life.
And that's that for topical posts this week. Again, it's a week for loftier things than concern about the obvious.
Well, we've just come out of four years of being led by a monstrosity of a government called the Biden administration. We've been lied to, distracted, and deceived(for those who didn't want to see reality.) I trust the Trump administration to do and succeed in bringing our sorry nation out of this abyss we have found ourselves in. Yeah, there are all kinds of scenarios that we are looking at Dave, some good and some bad. Am I worried? Not really. Concerned? Maybe a bit. Most times though our imaginations are harsher than reality. I've asked God to heal our nation, for our good and the good of the world. I trust God to do what He sees best. I refuse to worry about the politics like we did in the last four years. I've had enough of it. I did my part in voting and praying to God for this nation. Now just let God do what he does best and guide the Trump administration to do what is best for this nation and the world.
ReplyDeleteI try to sift through the obvious hysterics I'm supposed to feel, versus genuine concern. In 2016, President Trump inherited an anemic recovery tha was far under par for most Americans. Yet it was a recovery (compared to 2008, that wasn't difficult). Whatever measures he took were at least building on something already getting better, no matter how slowly. The last four years have been a disaster for tens of millions of ignored Americans. While the press insisted all was well, the economy strong, inflation improving every day, and high prices only a small part of a healthy economy, those millions were falling behind in real and tangible ways. That is what President Trump is inheriting. An economy that had devastated tens of millions who were lied about and ignored, as the economy itself floundered and bounced about for nobody but appropriate corporate interests. So things seem a little more delicate and fragile than even a decade ago. I worry that whatever he does will end up hurting those who have already been hurt the most in ways they simply won't be able to get through.
DeleteTrump intends to declare martial law and cancel all future elections. He will kidnap every single person who has said anything even mildly critical of him and send us all to Salvadoran torture camps to die. And will cheer him on.
ReplyDeleteYou playing a parody right now or are being serious?
DeleteDo you have any references for this? I'm willing to look at the evidence, but those are some pretty wild claims. Give a few links or references and we can go from there.
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SRs2l0O43U&t=57s
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