tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post4827966090296533866..comments2024-03-18T20:18:14.088-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Booby-TrappedOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-18141689178216297492021-06-20T19:27:23.286-04:002021-06-20T19:27:23.286-04:00Chomsky became famous for explaining how consent i...Chomsky became famous for explaining how consent is manufactured. John. Now he's returning to an old theme -- the utility of bread and circuses.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-82010945795368392942021-06-20T19:05:50.565-04:002021-06-20T19:05:50.565-04:00"Trump's role is to ensure that the media..."Trump's role is to ensure that the media and the public attention are always concentrated on him. ... And in order to maintain public attention, you have to do something crazy. Otherwise nobody's going to pay attention to you. ... So every day there's one insane thing after another. ... But meanwhile he's onto something else, and you go to that one. And while this show is going on in public, in the background the wrecking crew is working."<br /><br />- Chomsky (2018)<br /><br />Of course, this isn't first instance where Chomsky has pointed out the use of this tactic.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07402794337521523610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-87011003157416339132021-06-20T13:58:45.459-04:002021-06-20T13:58:45.459-04:00It's the grifter's standard operating proc...It's the grifter's standard operating procedure, Toby. Trump hasn't changed his spots.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-285421011781914242021-06-20T13:57:37.678-04:002021-06-20T13:57:37.678-04:00Throughout his life, John, Trump has always expect...Throughout his life, John, Trump has always expected that someone else would pick up the tab. He's working from a time-honoured playbook.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-27497798721871536392021-06-20T13:48:43.323-04:002021-06-20T13:48:43.323-04:00I was never sure of who was in charge when Trump w...I was never sure of who was in charge when Trump was President. Trump kept all of us busy with nonsense while the nasty crew around him did dastardly things such as you posted. It was like watching a magic show constantly distracted and nobody seeing the wallet disappear. Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-91379504991812952992021-06-20T13:42:19.274-04:002021-06-20T13:42:19.274-04:00"Use every advantage."
Some houseboy(s)..."Use every advantage."<br /><br />Some houseboy(s) too eager to do Trump's bidding will get trashed. That should take a few years - more than enough to get the man back in the chair or Ivanka in '24.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07402794337521523610noreply@blogger.com