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"Donald Trump has demonstrated, in repeated and dangerous ways, that he appears
to be profoundly unwell mentally and emotionally. Some of the country’s and
world’s leading mental health professionals have concluded that based on his
behavior, Trump is likely a sociopath if not a psychopath.
Whatever one may think about the specifics of his policies, President Joe
Biden, on the other hand, is a responsible leader and an institutionalist who
believes in America and the democratic experiment. By comparison, Donald Trump
hates democracy, attempted a coup on Jan. 6, and is a megalomaniac who believes
that he is some type of god or messiah. Whatever a fence sitter, undecided, or
disgruntled Democrat or other member of Biden’s 2020 electoral coalition who is
angry at him over a specific policy may think and feel, there is no issue where
Donald Trump will be a real improvement. Moreover, Trump and his MAGA movement
will punish those people who they view as being members of the Democratic
Party's base of support. Ultimately, a “principled” vote against President
Biden (or deciding to abstain in protest) is a vote for Trump and American
neofascism.
“President Biden is old” is an easy, lazy, familiar, and comfortable narrative
for the mainstream news media. It is sensational and gossipy (which means more
ad revenue and attention), and maintains false balance, “fairness,"
bothsidesism and “objectivity” in their coverage. This maneuvering also allows
the mainstream news media as an institution, or so its leaders incorrectly
believe, some measure of protection against retaliation by Trump and his
regime, if he takes power in 2025. In all, a focus on Biden’s mental health and
age is but another way of normalizing Donald Trump and the neofascist movement
and a continuation of the years of failure(s) by the American news media that
helped to birth the vile Trumpocene."
Via Janet Logan.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
