Bannon has patented the mad dog rhetoric. He knows just how to inflame his listeners, and insinuate that lies are truth. Deep State? By his definition that is whoever was elected in a free and fair election. Presenting lies as truth and identifying "enemies" whose elimination will bring peace and prosperity is the first page in the autho…
Bannon has patented the mad dog rhetoric. He knows just how to inflame his listeners, and insinuate that lies are truth. Deep State? By his definition that is whoever was elected in a free and fair election. Presenting lies as truth and identifying "enemies" whose elimination will bring peace and prosperity is the first page in the authoritarian dictator playbook. Bannon does a grave disservice to his country in promulgating these lies and false solutions.
Got to wonder if Bulwark can really face up to what's going on, and is willing to just become another part of the sanewashing establishment it postures as opposing.
Interviewing Bannon doesn't mean normalizing him. He may be crazy, and (to me and no doubt to Tim Miller) the opposite of patriotic, but he's not dumb. He's a power broker and has huge influence on the MAGA mob. Makes sense to know what he thinks.
Of course it's the first page in the authoritarian playbook. Bannon is an admirer of authoritarianism, most notably Mussolini, (do a Google search) but also Lenin as I recall. (Although historically Mussolini's and Lenin's regimes were actually classified as totalitarian).
Our political polity is so stupid. These people pretty much tell us right out in the open what they are about, and not only the press but everyone else, including even the Bulwark mileu, just tiptoes around it, as if they are afraid of getting sued.
Yes, they DO tell us what they plan to do, in plain sight. But there's a whole swath of voters (including RFK Jr supporters) who value conspiracy theories about hidden actors above what's in plain sight. They think that deciphering the 'clues' and seeing 'deeper' makes them more sophisticated in the ways of the world. Unfortunately, in the end, it just leads them cynicism and an ends-justify-the-means attitude.
Bannon has patented the mad dog rhetoric. He knows just how to inflame his listeners, and insinuate that lies are truth. Deep State? By his definition that is whoever was elected in a free and fair election. Presenting lies as truth and identifying "enemies" whose elimination will bring peace and prosperity is the first page in the authoritarian dictator playbook. Bannon does a grave disservice to his country in promulgating these lies and false solutions.
Found this little note about Bannon, which Snyder reposted/tweeted several times, but without avail it seems.
https://x.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1259948040846217222?t=r6cDRtHCJAo1653vBUXbJQ&s=19
And now Bulwark is INTERVIEWING Bannon!!
Got to wonder if Bulwark can really face up to what's going on, and is willing to just become another part of the sanewashing establishment it postures as opposing.
Interviewing Bannon doesn't mean normalizing him. He may be crazy, and (to me and no doubt to Tim Miller) the opposite of patriotic, but he's not dumb. He's a power broker and has huge influence on the MAGA mob. Makes sense to know what he thinks.
Of course it's the first page in the authoritarian playbook. Bannon is an admirer of authoritarianism, most notably Mussolini, (do a Google search) but also Lenin as I recall. (Although historically Mussolini's and Lenin's regimes were actually classified as totalitarian).
Our political polity is so stupid. These people pretty much tell us right out in the open what they are about, and not only the press but everyone else, including even the Bulwark mileu, just tiptoes around it, as if they are afraid of getting sued.
Yes, they DO tell us what they plan to do, in plain sight. But there's a whole swath of voters (including RFK Jr supporters) who value conspiracy theories about hidden actors above what's in plain sight. They think that deciphering the 'clues' and seeing 'deeper' makes them more sophisticated in the ways of the world. Unfortunately, in the end, it just leads them cynicism and an ends-justify-the-means attitude.
So did Mein Kampf.