I hope I can make this quick because this is my second attempt at trying to post this, completely losing my first attempt when my computer locked up. Note to self………...save drafts.
The point I was trying to make is a simple one, the way in which Trump rages on and blames everyone for the things that he himself has done is a specific technique that was cooked up and refined decades ago by a gentleman by the name of Lee Atwater. The approach, as simply as I can outline it was to take whatever failing, crime, or corrupt act that an individual ( he was a conservative Republican ) has committed and not ever admit to it but instead create an opposite false narrative that it was really your political opponent or the individuals who are trying to accuse you of something and blame those parties for any and all of the disgusting and illegal things you have personally done. Atwater finally had a come to Jesus moment as he realized he was suffering from terminal cancer and he came out publicly on several occasions and apologized that he had refined this type of political and personal attack into a type of toolkit and promoted it as a standard that should be used by all Republicans. He finally realized just how toxic and harmful it was to individuals and the nation as a whole, he stated how sorry he was for his misplaced efforts and hoped that somehow we could put the genie back in the bottle. Unfortunately he didn’t get his wish.
The problem is that the GOP didn’t agree, for them Atwater’s approach just helped to create misinformation and confusion, something they thrive on, and was an easy way to cast doubt about the very person or group that was causing you problems. How could you hate it ! As such it has been part and parcel of Republican smear tactics since the early 1980’s
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The attached video is a recent offering from Rachel Maddow on YouTube and it very clearly explains just what it was that Lee Atwater had devised as a game plan and just how it was supposed to work. The only problem is that she is discussing specifically what Donald Trump is trying to do with his latest round of strange, incoherent, and outrageous claims and demands. What ever our President is, a Republican or Democrat posing as a member of the GOP or as many of us are beginning to suspect a totally dedicated Putin toady, he is using the tried and true tactics of Lee Atwater even possibly taking it to a completely new level. But one thing is completely certain it’s all bullshit, all lies and treachery all wrapped up in an unending claim of being the victim. All the while doing whatever he can to ingratiate himself to dictators and financially enrich himself while he stabs the nation he has sworn to protect in the back.
So as usual it’s not anything new or incredible and as much as it is a shock Trump is miles and miles from being a genius, in fact just the opposite, we should have serious concerns about his unstable mental state. As for his claims that he is only concerned with fighting corruption across the globe that is clearly utter nonsense, but the rhetorical style and form of attack,that is pure and classic Lee Atwater. I think we are fast approaching the point where there will be nothing whatsoever that is truthful in anything that Trump says, it’s his corrupt personality and his rapidly diminishing mental state. All the more reason why the efforts to remove him from office should be completely factual, comprehensive, and swift.
And now Rachel…………………..