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“Why are lies called falsehoods now?”
That’s part of a reader’s comment on a New York Times story about a nutty conspiracy theory that wrecked a professional conference in Atlanta, Georgia. I can answer the question, which has been at the forefront of attacks on journalism … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged conspiracy theories, defamation, libel, lie versus falsehood, Lilllian Hellman, MAGA, mainstream journalism, Mary McCarthy, New York Times, social media, what is a falsehood, what is a lie
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The craziest and scariest thing about Trump?
It was stated simply by Dan Coats, the former director of national intelligence under Trump, in a horrifying New York Times piece by its own Editorial Board: “To him, a lie is not a lie. It’s just what he thinks. … Continue reading
Posted in Indicting Trump, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Dan Coats, New York Times, sociopathy, Trump's lies
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A wowser (and terse!) description of how postmodernism has warped minds
When I had my little revelation about the possible causation of what we’ve been going through as a nation, aside from multiple traumas, I suggested postmodernism. Which is pretty hard to make sense of for an untutored mind like mine. (I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Journalism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights
Tagged Encyclopedia Britannica, New York Times, Patrick Healey, postmodernism, PTSD
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