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Blue Lies Take Center Stage in the Era of Trump

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:March 29, 2017
Post category:Censorship Communication Political Science Politics
Post comments:3 Comments

Donald Trump tells numerous easily disprovable lies: an average of 3 false or misleading claims per day for the first 100 days of his presidency. But his followers don't seem to care. I'm not surprised that this technique of telling numerous bald lies works. I've long thought of these utterances as "tribal truths," and I've seen it all my life, especially in the areas of politics and religion. Today I learned another term for this phenomenon: "Blue Lies."

A Matter of Legitimacy

Post author:Mark Tiedemann
Post published:January 9, 2017
Post category:American Culture Civil Rights Culture Current Events Economy Fraud History ignorance Law Noteworthy Politics populism Social justice
Post comments:1 Comment

Barack Obama had to be delegitimized. In the brawl over the last eight years, perhaps they succeeded on a level not intended. They did not, I think, manage to delegitimize President Obama. Rather, they fulfilled one of Ronald Reagan’s rhetorical dictums and managed to delegitimize the idea of governance.

The Bible: The most unread cherished book in the world.

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:December 26, 2014
Post category:Religion
Post comments:8 Comments

If one really studies the Bible, one won't find much, if anything, about homosexuality. One will find plenty of verses telling women to shut up, telling people not to engage in public displays of prayer and telling people to not criticize their politicians.

On Being Primed For Worse

Post author:Mark Tiedemann
Post published:November 25, 2014
Post category:Aggression and Violence American Culture Bigotry Civil Rights Communication Community Court Decisions Culture Current Events Economy Education History ignorance Law law and order Law Enforcement Abuses Media Politics Saint Louis Social justice Social Media Violence
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Haven’t we been gearing up for some kind of O.K. Corral showdown pretty much since the announcement that there would be a grand jury? Haven’t we been gearing up for some kind of O.K. Corral showdown pretty much since the announcement that there would be a grand jury? Sure looked like we expected what we got. [More . . . ]

Early Racism

Post author:Mark Tiedemann
Post published:October 21, 2014
Post category:Aggression and Violence American Culture Bigotry children Civil Rights Community Culture Current Events Education History hypocrisy Ingroup/Outgroup Meaning of Life Social justice
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They were marched into the classroom, single file, and lined up along the blackboard to face the roomful of white faces. It would be sheerest invention to say I remember everything about that day. The only things I recall had to do with questions about how my own situation was about to change.

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