Think about this.
We humans often take our signals from the world around us. So as trump approaches the end of his disastrous four years and seeks re-election, what do the metaphors tell us? There are so many, I’ll just hit the big ones here.
According to CNN, not since 1971 have there been five storms in the Atlantic.
Since March 11, when WHO declared COVID as a pandemic, our lives have been turned upside down and inside out. Nearly 200,000 Americans are dead. Millions are unemployed. Millions more line up at food banks around the country. The economy has tanked and isn’t likely to recover any time soon. The virus has been politicized right down to whether people wear masks – or not. The country is completely polarized. Every day, nearly every hour, the news- online and off – features trump’s latest gaffe, latest lie, latest chaos somewhere in the country.
Wildfires that are consuming the west are attributed to climate change by scientists and activist. But trump says they’re happening because the forest floors aren’t clean. So I guess all of you people in the west should get out there with your vacuum cleaners. At least trump hasn’t tried to redraw the hurricane center’s forecasts for these storms as he did last year, I think it was. But he has appointed Michael Caputo, a climate change denier, general weirdo and conspiracy theorists in charge of Health & Human Services, the agency that governs the CDC.
From CNN: “He (Caputo) has accused career government scientists of “sedition” in their response to coronavirus and claiming without evidence that a critical federal health agency has a “resistance unit” against President Donald Trump.”
Then there’s the USPS fiasco and its trump appointee…(the collection of mailboxes, removing sorting machines)
And this is just a tiny part of what’s come to light in the last few days. So, going back to metaphors, what do they tell us about our personal futures? About the future of democracy? About the future of this country?
Chaotic. Broken. Dysfunctional. And if we get another four years of trump, it will collapse into autocracy, dictatorship, and abject misery for most of us.
I’ve often wondered if this is how Germans felt as Hitler was coming to power.
It can’t happen here!
Then: How can this be happening here?
And finally: I’m outta here!
But right now, we’re not welcome in other countries. Trump has succeeded with is wall – now built around the USA.
My last post was about metaphorically keeping your head above the water and the Doldrums –
https://brizdazz.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-art-of-swimming-big-fish-and.html
Love your post! That describes how a lot of americans are feeling, too.
I felt like we were in for a rough ride the day Trump came down the escalator. I had a feeling he might win. The only stronger feeling about the result of an election was when I gave a campaign poster to JFK in Portland, Oregon. I FELT that this man is going to be president. I had zero doubt. With Trump, it was, I hope not. I got terrified when I realized how crooked his campaign was. He is a narcissistic bully. He has read Mein Kampf, and I believe he used it as a study guide.
Where does he find such dangerous aides?
To THE JFK?? Wow.
What’s happening is horrifying. But worse, so many people don’t understand how close we are to dictatorship.
We’re already there. And it’s not Trump. Much bigger players.
Why did it take an ‘outsider’ to finally deliver the [start] of peace in the middle east?
Why did it take an ‘outsider’ to finally stand up to China?
Why does the national news media ignore/downplay? [hint: not just because Trump]
Why does the national news media want you to think the fires on the west coast are caused by climate change?
Local news stories [not controlled]:
https://kymkemp.com/2020/08/13/man-accused-of-lighting-six-fires-in-and-around-ukiah-yesterday-arrested-this-morning/
https://www.kezi.com/content/news/Man-armed-with-machete-accused-of-setting-six-wildfires-571947561.html
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/man-accused-of-intentionally-starting-fire-in-woods-near-tahoe-city/103-83bdfe8b-d3ce-4558-b222-66591640d7eb
There are [23] more.
Why is this being concealed by the national media?
“Peaceful” protests?
Who controls CNN?
Who controls NBC?
Who controls MSNBC [MS important distinction]?
Who controls ABC?
Who controls CBS?
Who controls Time-Warner?
Who controls the New York Times?
Who controls the Washington Post?
Music/Entertainment?
Hollywood?
https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-6-companies-that-own-almost-all-media-infographic/
Control 8 people and you control [information] [minds][actions].
Who controls those 8?
Why?
[Mockingbird].
Why is what being concealed?
Who controls YOU?
I think ce qui se passe might be the alias of Mel Gibson Trish:-)
I think you’re right!
C’mon, that last link is an informercial. How is THAT a source of news? I suppose the others are the same type of thing.
The last link is not news, it’s information. If the “source” of the information is that important to you then:
https://www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6
https://fortune.com/longform/media-company-ownership-consolidation/
http://affinitymagazine.us/2016/12/07/the-six-companies-that-own-almost-all-media/
Same information, different “sources”. Happy?
Did you think about what it means?
The other links are local news stations. There are more. Did you think about what that means? Read above. Read between the lines. Context matters.
Who runs Disney?
When did he take over?
Who was his predecessor?
Why did he resign?
This is just one.
Those you’ve been taught to trust.
Dude – or madam – whatever you are – give it up. Go elsewhere. You’re not changing any minds in this corner of the blog universe. As I said before, go start your own blog.
To ce qui se passé:
The corrupt “outsider” loves to make “deals” with other corrupt leaders. The Middle East countries were already getting along. China needed to be put in its place.
Ok, so the authorities have been looking to find people responsible for starting the fires – glad they found a few but there are at least 100 fires raging. Do u not know when there is no rain and great heat and there is a lightning strike this is bad??? You also forgot to mention the fire that was started at the reveal party. Do u even know what that is?
Can u tell me who owns FOX? Who exactly does Walt Disney Company own?
Hmmm, what about Breitbart News, The Washington Times, the Washington Examiner and others?
Americans are not stupid. How much are the Russians paying you to cause trouble?
Go, Caren!
You’ve missed the point. Read again. You saw ‘Trump’ and went into “orange man bad” mode.
Pay attention.
This is not about Trump. This is not about Republicans or Democrats. You are being lied to. By your government, by the media, by the leaders of business and technology, by others you don’t even know exist.
Now to your questions. All answered in the links above, but here they are again:
Who owns Fox? Disney owns Fox media assets excluding Fox News. News Corp owns Fox News. Also Harper-Collins Publishing, WSJ, Barron’s, National Geographic, many more.
Who does Disney own? ABC, ESPN, Fox media (excluding Fox News), Core Publishing, Hollywood Records, movie studios (too many to list, some you’d be shocked to learn they’re owned by Disney), NBA.com, NFL.com, many more.
It’s Not about CNN vs Fox (or Huff Post vs Breitbart, or any of the other pretend liberal-conservative “competitors”). All controlled.
It’s not about Democrats vs Republicans. All controlled.
It’s not about Russia. Russia is a small player whose time has passed. Think bigger. Consolidation. Control. Lies.
Not here to change minds. Here to open them.
[Mockingbird]
8 people. Control. Everything.
Then spell out what you know. Like I said before, your veiled references to conspiracies are tedious.
8 people. Control. Everything.
How is blackmail used? What if there are others? Not just media, but others in powerful positions? Government. Technology. Finance. Industry. How can they be controlled? By whom? To what end?
Think Epstein/Maxwell. What is Maxwell’s background? Who did her father work for? How did Epstein make his money? Many powerful friends, and not just the ones you’ve read about. Cameras everywhere. Think.
What if Epstein was a just pawn? Who did he work for? Are there others like him?
Think Operation Mockingbird, but on a much larger scale.
I don’t doubt there are power mongers- 8 or 800 of them or whatever the true number is. The point is, what can anyone do about it? Not much. Epstein probably was someone’s pawn. And now he’s dead. Good. Humanity is better off without perverts. I don’t doubt that the Russians have damning info on trump. What can you or anyone else do about it? Nothing – except vote. So these wider conspiracies, these 8 powerful people: again, what can you or anyone else do about them? Heinous things happen in powerful governments. What can you or anyone else do about them?
It’s an endless loop.
8 people. Control. Everything … including ce qui se passe:-)
Makes sense, Daz.
Not endless. There is a way out.
A Mexican standoff ends when an outside event makes it possible to resolve.
Underway.
Lone Ranger to the rescue?