• JWBananas@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    Lest we forget:

    https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/16/media/steve-bannon-reliable-sources/index.html

    “The Democrats don’t matter,” Bannon told Lewis. “The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit.”

    That’s the Bannon business model: Flood the zone. Stink up the joint. As Jonathan Rauch once said, citing Bannon’s infamous quote, “This is not about persuasion: This is about disorientation.”

    Don’t fall for the bait.

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      19 days ago

      Not sure what you’re trying to say? That he didn’t make those threats, or he did but taking them at face value is wrong?

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        19 days ago

        It is little more than a distraction. The big news this week was that Musk nearly got the government shut down so that he could have a provision harmful to his foreign business removed from the bill. As a result, “President Musk” is trending, and Trump doesn’t like that.

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          17 days ago

          But with that logic, can’t you dismiss just about every stupid and/or outrageous statement Trump makes as a distraction for something else?

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            16 days ago

            He’s a Qanon Teddy Ruxpin. A parrot with Tourretes. His entire existence in this is to spout bullshit and take the body punches.

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            15 days ago

            Frankly, after worrying about the atrocities his administration will commit, I don’t have the capacity to worry about the nonsense that comes out of his mouth. I already spent 9 years being outraged about his words. I’ll save what’s left for his actions.