A Case of Contradiction
A Case of Contradiction
A Case of Contradiction
Typical fascist rhetoric as per Umberto Eco:
Fascist societies rhetorically cast their enemies as "at the same time too strong and too weak". On the one hand, fascists play up the power of certain disfavored elites to encourage in their followers a sense of grievance and humiliation. On the other hand, fascist leaders point to the decadence of those elites as proof of their ultimate feebleness in the face of an overwhelming popular will.
A fun exercise is also to try and see how many of the boxes you can check in regards to your government:
I think you and I have different definitions of "fun"
Someone would come up after the service and ask, “Where did you get those liberal talking points?”
“What was alarming to me is that in most of these scenarios, when the pastor would say, ‘I’m literally quoting Jesus Christ,’ the response would not be, ‘I apologize.’ The response would be, ‘Yes, but that doesn’t work anymore. That’s weak,’”
Just like Schrödinger's immigrant who takes your job, while being unemployed.
Only one message has to stick, so try the whole palette.
And the best part is, you don't have to try choosing the right one!
Just slap it all on, and each republican will happily pick the one they like best and cling to it, while dismissing everything else as immaterial to whatever discussion they are in.
See also: single issue voters.
I mean, I apply all these labels to the conservatives. No contradiction, just different subgroups.
The ones at the top are lazy and weak. They hire people who want to get to the top (but never will) who are hard working and ruthless. They're in control of the reins of power, but are also smashing the system because they want to destroy any remnants of checks and balances that could hold them back.
Gotta live your life in fear and ignorance if you want to be a conservative.
Not exactly contradictions though.
The ruling class can be lazy and weak, but also control the system. They can hire ruthless thugs to smash up any resistance which was there to hold them back.
As you say, it depends on how we interpret the words. It's only a logical contradiction if "the left" is taken as a singular term rather than as a general description. The former is less charitable but it does happen.
In any case, I'm willing to admit that I chose the title based on an alliterative flourish.
Ca Case Cof Pontradictions dammit not again
Then the contradiction is calling it the left, when you're clearly describing oligarchs.
I'm describing how the right views the left, or how the left views the right.
Decades of cold war propaganda taught Americans to equate Marxist-Leninist vanguard parties with the left.
Fascist societies rhetorically cast their enemies as "at the same time too strong and too weak".
For what it’s worth, Trump is weak in both body and mind, but he also has a disproportionate amount of influence, leading to that paradox.
Indeed, conservatives are stupid degenerates but they play at politics well enough to be in power or have a stranglehold on power if they don't hold it.
It's a similar narrative, but the difference is that the one about the right is reality based. The conservative base is extremely stupid as are some of their politicians, but the ones planning things are ruthless psycho's who are tactically smart.