tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post1429552005832462232..comments2024-03-29T06:33:51.432-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : The Faint Sound of Jackboots Of In the DistanceComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-45587105169165562182017-02-20T16:21:54.739-05:002017-02-20T16:21:54.739-05:00One of the first things Hitler's Shock Troops ...One of the first things Hitler's Shock Troops did on the night of his 1923 Beer Hall Putsch was to break into and smash the offices, typewriters, and printing presses of the <i>Munich Post</i>. The <i>Post</i> had seen through all of Hitler's rhetoric all along and had been highly and openly critical of his character and intentions. They continued to be a strong voice against him for the next 12 years.<br /><br />Hitler's dismantling of the free press is Dictator 101. Now, Trump cannot burn down the <i>New York Times</i> or <i>Washington Post</i>... but he can do the next best thing: make them appear inconsequential in the minds of his supporters. He can't silence their printing presses and sites, but by declaring them "fake news", "the enemy", and "the opposing party," his followers immediately discount anything they have to say. Therefore, the same end result is achieved. <br /><br />In a way, it's similar to the way Scientology works. It is, by its very nature, a cult. When a loved one gets dragged into a cult, the family often turns to mental health specialists to help pull them out. One of the tenets of Scientology is a profound distrust for psychologists/psychiatrists. The very people that can help are the ones most likely to be shunned. Mark Rossmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357616311224328501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-33342180901675709452017-02-20T01:41:53.250-05:002017-02-20T01:41:53.250-05:00I cite sanity and citizenship. You don't get t... I cite sanity and citizenship. You don't get to have it served up to your tastes. You have to be able to tell what's what. And with the sheer volume of information out there, that is actually easier than it has ever been in all of history.<br /> No, you won't get to like everything you see or read. Get this: no-one ever has. <br /> Also, the sheer volume of confirmed lies Trump and his advisors/spokespeople have been caught telling should raise some red flags when he starts in with the "I'm the only one you can trust for news that isn't fake" horse shit.<br /> That claim might be more credible if it were not delivered interspersed with lies and insanity.<br /> The media has it's problems, especially in a world where the news is expected to make it's own money, but if the media we have here doesn't look any different to you than the state run media of a few autocracies I could mention, I would very respectfully suggest that you at least try to examine how you got to that conclusion, because there may be things sneaking up through your blind spots that you won't like at all.<br /> And some in the media are at least trying to do their jobs, which is more than I can say for Trump:<br /><br />https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/business/media/trump-journalism-media-competition.html?_r=1<br /><br /> -Doug in Oakland dinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-79474010326015168062017-02-19T21:35:32.171-05:002017-02-19T21:35:32.171-05:00I cite the First Amemdment.I cite the First Amemdment.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-51091895296766939962017-02-19T20:01:06.364-05:002017-02-19T20:01:06.364-05:00Hmmm, jackboots and concentration camps are always...Hmmm, jackboots and concentration camps are always in the GOPs future, but are actually in the Dems past.Sdv1949https://www.blogger.com/profile/10328393603099830913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-3674644879965832282017-02-19T19:19:00.324-05:002017-02-19T19:19:00.324-05:00It's beginning to stink in here.It's beginning to stink in here.deadstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507470381678244421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-47061342819838411072017-02-19T18:33:50.684-05:002017-02-19T18:33:50.684-05:00would you say that a press that is obviously the p...would you say that a press that is obviously the propaganda wing of a "party" is NOT an enemy of the people? why did they cover for little boots? why did they cover for hitlery? ontoirannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-56574981689359601432017-02-19T18:22:08.343-05:002017-02-19T18:22:08.343-05:00I stand with the Press!I stand with the Press!CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-54175689841245584212017-02-19T18:14:30.499-05:002017-02-19T18:14:30.499-05:00Do you seriously believe that the majority of the ...Do you seriously believe that the majority of the press in this country are not the enemies of the USA? I'm a libertarian, I have friends that run the political gamut. <br />I know not one person who doesn't believe that.<br />Johnny Gee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com