I often go back to a history professor’s advice - know the bias of the author. We all have bias. History is written by the victor, e.g. celts written about by Romans.
Your expose speaks to the same concept - know the bias of the politician. What is in it for them and why would they skew the presentation the way they have.
Thanks for the write up. The examples are especially helpful.
Thanks Jack! This is a manual we should keep with us for life! It makes the case further for me that we need some kind of universal 'study of ourselves' to educate the public about -- ourselves. How this human/animal being is so wired to perceive, interpret, and behave as if we are still living in constant and daily danger. Noticeably so, the ones who now have the reigns of power are choosing to weaponize this human physiology against us...because they themselves are so incapable of feeling at ease and unthreatened.
I have wondered if the music played at Trump's speeches and his continuous narrow toned dialog that goes in circles isn't some form of hypnosis. It would be interesting to play back some of those and see.
I often go back to a history professor’s advice - know the bias of the author. We all have bias. History is written by the victor, e.g. celts written about by Romans.
Your expose speaks to the same concept - know the bias of the politician. What is in it for them and why would they skew the presentation the way they have.
Thanks for the write up. The examples are especially helpful.
Thanks for sharing your history professor's advice! I love it.
Glad you found the examples helpful, Sheila.
Thanks Jack! This is a manual we should keep with us for life! It makes the case further for me that we need some kind of universal 'study of ourselves' to educate the public about -- ourselves. How this human/animal being is so wired to perceive, interpret, and behave as if we are still living in constant and daily danger. Noticeably so, the ones who now have the reigns of power are choosing to weaponize this human physiology against us...because they themselves are so incapable of feeling at ease and unthreatened.
I will be re-reading this all day! Thank you!!!
Thank you thank you. I’m going back and listening again.
I have wondered if the music played at Trump's speeches and his continuous narrow toned dialog that goes in circles isn't some form of hypnosis. It would be interesting to play back some of those and see.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-migrant-children-immigration-sponsors-border-7a5004c88260a57ea194631a13e5941e
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/1/2319925/-Pam-Bondi-spends-more-time-on-Fox-News-than-doing-her-job
Thought you should see both stories