Exceptional. It's the articles and introduction to authors like this that confirm my decision to subscribe to Common Sense.
This insight alone is critically important:
"...the period when the American establishment sought to control the flow of information in much the same way it once pursued dominion over resources such as land and oil."
Exceptional. It's the articles and introduction to authors like this that confirm my decision to subscribe to Common Sense.
This insight alone is critically important:
"...the period when the American establishment sought to control the flow of information in much the same way it once pursued dominion over resources such as land and oil."
Your observations of how the press generates and conforms to "group think" - are also incredibly revealing.
There is (what I think) an under appreciated book "The Wisdom of Crowds" by Surowiecki - when you read it you come away thinking that the "wisdom of crowds" exists when a problem is solved independently by a large number of people - and then the solutions filtered for the best answers. The exact opposite of the 'group think' created by the current version of Twitter.
BTW - when I subscribed to Unbound - the last thing the code did was ask me to Tweet my decision. Yech. (But I'll be a regular reader.)
He’s certainly eloquent and has good stage presence. Smart? Yes, compared to some recent presidents, but that’s a low bar. Wise? Definitely not. By all appearances his favorite person is...himself. We’ve had many mediocre to poor Presidents. History will assign Barry to that cohort.
No they didn't. They 'said' they thought he was the Messiah, because they think it gives them brownie points when Race War comes. These people wouldn't have invited him into their houses when he was a community organizer or even a law student. They like him more now that he's a kajillionaire deporting Venezuelans from Martha's Vineyard to mainland Massachusetts.
I didn't vote for Obama, but in 2008, I genuinely hoped he would fulfill many of his campaign promises. He was supposed to take meaningful action for the benefit of black people, but he didn't. Instead he did his best to magnify and even incite racial conflict. He was supposed to shut down Guantanamo, but he didn't. He was supposed to get us out of wars in the Middle East, but he got us into even more.
The only promise he fulfilled was "Obamacare," which I knew would become a shitshow the moment he revealed that insurance companies (a huge part of the problem) would be front and center. The only "benefit" most Americans have gotten from Obamacare is tripled insurance premiums and (at least) doubled deductibles.
I fell hard for the Hope & Change enchantment in '08 and became bitter and angry by '12 and voted Justice Party instead. Obama was Bush III. Mr. Wall St and War, all the way. It was sickening. One of the things that just kills me is that Trump's rise was an obvious reaction to the Obama betrayals. Of all the Globalist Neocon Uniparty betrayals of the past 4 decades, really. No Donkey will examine or admit that. Still! Oh, no. It was racism and misogyny! And now it's full steam ahead into WW3 and a crashing economy with Doddering Joe, the Progressive IDPOL Puppet as our fearless leader.
The best Presidents seem to be able to gather conflicting opinions, collect the "sense" of the country and make decisions. Our current administration is trying to govern by committee - a recipe for disaster.
I've maintained for over a decade that the most dangerous person in Washington is Susan Rice, and I believe she is the Chief String-Puller for that most pathetic and cooperative of marionettes, Alleged President Asterisk.
Exceptional. It's the articles and introduction to authors like this that confirm my decision to subscribe to Common Sense.
This insight alone is critically important:
"...the period when the American establishment sought to control the flow of information in much the same way it once pursued dominion over resources such as land and oil."
Your observations of how the press generates and conforms to "group think" - are also incredibly revealing.
There is (what I think) an under appreciated book "The Wisdom of Crowds" by Surowiecki - when you read it you come away thinking that the "wisdom of crowds" exists when a problem is solved independently by a large number of people - and then the solutions filtered for the best answers. The exact opposite of the 'group think' created by the current version of Twitter.
BTW - when I subscribed to Unbound - the last thing the code did was ask me to Tweet my decision. Yech. (But I'll be a regular reader.)
Enjoyed that book
re: wisdom of crowds. During the reign of Hussein Obama, my criticism of his policies was constantly met with, "... but he's so SMART!"
Yes, he is smart, I suppose. But even if he's smarter than ten people, he's not smarter than ten million.
He’s certainly eloquent and has good stage presence. Smart? Yes, compared to some recent presidents, but that’s a low bar. Wise? Definitely not. By all appearances his favorite person is...himself. We’ve had many mediocre to poor Presidents. History will assign Barry to that cohort.
Not sure he is all that smart, but he can give an inspiring speech occasionally
Good actors/posers can give great speeches and wow the crowds.
I remember when the left used to say this about conservative speakers; “Hitler gave great speeches!”
Some conflate cunning with smart.
And others prefer cunning linguists.
The left thought he was the Messiah.
No they didn't. They 'said' they thought he was the Messiah, because they think it gives them brownie points when Race War comes. These people wouldn't have invited him into their houses when he was a community organizer or even a law student. They like him more now that he's a kajillionaire deporting Venezuelans from Martha's Vineyard to mainland Massachusetts.
President Bait & Switch. And it was simply astounding that so many didn't even notice.
I didn't vote for Obama, but in 2008, I genuinely hoped he would fulfill many of his campaign promises. He was supposed to take meaningful action for the benefit of black people, but he didn't. Instead he did his best to magnify and even incite racial conflict. He was supposed to shut down Guantanamo, but he didn't. He was supposed to get us out of wars in the Middle East, but he got us into even more.
The only promise he fulfilled was "Obamacare," which I knew would become a shitshow the moment he revealed that insurance companies (a huge part of the problem) would be front and center. The only "benefit" most Americans have gotten from Obamacare is tripled insurance premiums and (at least) doubled deductibles.
I fell hard for the Hope & Change enchantment in '08 and became bitter and angry by '12 and voted Justice Party instead. Obama was Bush III. Mr. Wall St and War, all the way. It was sickening. One of the things that just kills me is that Trump's rise was an obvious reaction to the Obama betrayals. Of all the Globalist Neocon Uniparty betrayals of the past 4 decades, really. No Donkey will examine or admit that. Still! Oh, no. It was racism and misogyny! And now it's full steam ahead into WW3 and a crashing economy with Doddering Joe, the Progressive IDPOL Puppet as our fearless leader.
Exactly.
The best Presidents seem to be able to gather conflicting opinions, collect the "sense" of the country and make decisions. Our current administration is trying to govern by committee - a recipe for disaster.
I think they govern by number of likes from the blue check twitterati
Central Committee.
I've maintained for over a decade that the most dangerous person in Washington is Susan Rice, and I believe she is the Chief String-Puller for that most pathetic and cooperative of marionettes, Alleged President Asterisk.
Agreed. Ans she surrounds herself with Powers, Rhodes and a dash of Barack, Kerry and Axelrod.