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RandomAccess

(5,210 posts) Tue Jun 19, 2018, 08:03 PM Jun 2018

About the bald-faced lies coming out of this administration

I had an epiphany when I heard about Hogan Gidley's astonishing up is down, black is white lies.

They know that their base believes anything. The rest of us don't matter and Trump -- thanks to Bannon's tutoring and advice -- is single-handedly focused on his base.

The lies are a purposeful, intentional strategy. They know they can get away with it with everyone else, and his base will believe him. So whatever narrative they choose to put out there, no matter how startlingly dishonest, will be fine.

Just as anyone of his team who goes on TV is playing to "an audience of one," they're all playing to an audience ONLY of the Trump base.

And they also know a certain percentage of others will hear the lies and eventually believe them.

That there is no price he'll ever pay for his lies, or the administration's lies, so he's home free.

Bald-faced Lying: The intentional media strategy of the Trump administration.

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About the bald-faced lies coming out of this administration (Original Post) RandomAccess Jun 2018 OP

Nailed it! Only the base matters. nature-lover Jun 2018 #1

+1 RandomAccess Jun 2018 #3

K & R Niagara Jun 2018 #2

they leaned well from Goebbels.... dhill926 Jun 2018 #4

nature-lover

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1. Nailed it! Only the base matters.

Reply to RandomAccess (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 08:14 PM

Jun 2018

When I contact my congressmen, as I often do, I feel that they do not care about what I say since I am in a red state. I am not "the base." I am not easily deterred and will keep up my calls and emails. It makes me feel better even though I am not sure that they listen. A least I know that I care and am trying do my part.