Fear is a good way to herd people to do your bidding. Rationality is limited in the human organism, but it can be played to over irrationality which is our fall back.
Fear of the unknown is a weapon that skillful politicians use to their advantage … filling non-critical-thinker’s minds with imaginary horribles. Science is the continual step-by-step process of accurately observing and measuring what happens, testing hypotheses repeatedly to assure there are no false conclusions and confirming that everyone gets the same results … removing doubt and fear.
RWNJs object to anything that implies negativity on their part. There’s a reason RW humor can’t get a foothold. It’s not really humor. Every RW cartoon I’ve seen, with very few exceptions, lacks the essential aspect of humor: nuance, coupled with exaggeration to make the point.They are all coming from a nasty point of view that won’t allow for nuance, just exaggeration.
The television series Trackdown really did produce an episode featuring a “Trump” character who came to town claiming that only he could prevent the end of the world by building a wall (and also sold special force propelling umbrellas to deflect meteorites). The episode (S1, E30) aired on CBS in 1958 and was titled “The End of the World,” featuring actor Lawrence Dobkin playing the role of “Walter Trump.” A synopsis of the episode from the Classic TV Archive reads as follows:Walter Trump, a confidence man, puts on a long robe and holds a tent meeting in the town of Talpa. He tells the townspeople that a cosmic explosion will rain fire on the town and that he is the only one that can save them from death. Ranger Hoby Gilman attempts to prove Trump is a fraud.
A relevant portion of dialog from this episode has been transcribed below:
Narrator: The people were ready to believe. Like sheep they ran to the slaughterhouse. And waiting for them was the high priest of fraud.
Trump: I am the only one. Trust me. I can build a wall around your homes that nothing can penetrate.
Townperson: What do we do? How can we save ourselves?
Trump: You ask how do you build that wall. You ask, and I’m here to tell you.
Again, SOURCES! Reports this week of up to 90% bleaching of a famous Japanese coral reef, with temperatures higher than the long term. But, it’s just a warmer sun! RIIIIGHT!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 7 years ago
Fear is a good way to herd people to do your bidding. Rationality is limited in the human organism, but it can be played to over irrationality which is our fall back.
Gypsy8 over 7 years ago
Science is knowledge. Knowledge is dangerous if you want to control behaviour.
Darsan54 Premium Member over 7 years ago
He’s just playing to his base.
rduff over 7 years ago
Denying the truth to their base is what the DNC has perfected to a science for the las 70 years.
superposition over 7 years ago
Fear of the unknown is a weapon that skillful politicians use to their advantage … filling non-critical-thinker’s minds with imaginary horribles. Science is the continual step-by-step process of accurately observing and measuring what happens, testing hypotheses repeatedly to assure there are no false conclusions and confirming that everyone gets the same results … removing doubt and fear.
phredturner over 7 years ago
What this country needs is a moment of science
DrDon1 over 7 years ago
Notice how many RWNJs object to Toles’ toon!
edward thomas Premium Member over 7 years ago
RWNJs object to anything that implies negativity on their part. There’s a reason RW humor can’t get a foothold. It’s not really humor. Every RW cartoon I’ve seen, with very few exceptions, lacks the essential aspect of humor: nuance, coupled with exaggeration to make the point.They are all coming from a nasty point of view that won’t allow for nuance, just exaggeration.
Jason Allen over 7 years ago
One thing I’ve noticed about many of the Republicans I know is that while most of them are very smart, they don’t like to think too hard.
Charlie Tuba over 7 years ago
We got to Science the shit out of this.
Radish the wordsmith over 7 years ago
The television series Trackdown really did produce an episode featuring a “Trump” character who came to town claiming that only he could prevent the end of the world by building a wall (and also sold special force propelling umbrellas to deflect meteorites). The episode (S1, E30) aired on CBS in 1958 and was titled “The End of the World,” featuring actor Lawrence Dobkin playing the role of “Walter Trump.” A synopsis of the episode from the Classic TV Archive reads as follows:Walter Trump, a confidence man, puts on a long robe and holds a tent meeting in the town of Talpa. He tells the townspeople that a cosmic explosion will rain fire on the town and that he is the only one that can save them from death. Ranger Hoby Gilman attempts to prove Trump is a fraud.
A relevant portion of dialog from this episode has been transcribed below:
Narrator: The people were ready to believe. Like sheep they ran to the slaughterhouse. And waiting for them was the high priest of fraud.
Trump: I am the only one. Trust me. I can build a wall around your homes that nothing can penetrate.
Townperson: What do we do? How can we save ourselves?
Trump: You ask how do you build that wall. You ask, and I’m here to tell you.
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http://www.snopes.com/trackdown-trump-character-wall/
Dtroutma over 7 years ago
Trump’s health plan comes from “Logan’s Run”, the “carousel”.
Godfreydaniel over 7 years ago
Personally I’ve always thought that Trump was CREATED by science. Dr. Frankenstein’s type, true, but science…….
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 7 years ago
Highly improbably, but you never can tell.
edward thomas Premium Member over 7 years ago
Again, SOURCES! Reports this week of up to 90% bleaching of a famous Japanese coral reef, with temperatures higher than the long term. But, it’s just a warmer sun! RIIIIGHT!