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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yes, there's that, but it's also just straight up gaslighting as a means to bully sovereign countries and further brainwash people into whatever reality the administration dictates. Next time, it'll be an executive order to have Greenland renamed, etc. The pen truely is mightier than the sword.

[–] YarHarSuperstar 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I am now watching this for minutes and still not sure if meme or real 🤣

[–] krashmo 4 points 3 days ago

Words don't mean shit unless we collectively agree that they do. A sword will slice you up despite your objections.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago

Gulf of Fascism

[–] then_three_more 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The facts are overwhelmingly against you, and the more people focus on the reality the worse it is for you and your case. Your best bet in these circumstances is to perform a manoeuvre that a great campaigner describes as "throwing a dead cat on the table, mate".

That is because there is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the dining room table – and I don't mean that people will be outraged, alarmed, disgusted. That is true, but irrelevant. The key point... is that everyone will shout "Jeez, mate, there's a dead cat on the table!"; in other words they will be talking about the dead cat, the thing you want them to talk about, and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

“red herring” is a better term , i think

[–] then_three_more 1 points 8 hours ago

Red herring is more when you follow something thinking it'll lead to something. Dead cat strategy is purely theatrical distraction. Like a magician they want you looking at what their doing with the right hand, rather than the card coming out of their left sleeve.

[–] FlyingSquid 8 points 3 days ago

No, it's a treaty violation.

The U.S. is supposed to follow IMO Conventions.

Maybe people should give a shit about treaty violations and not pretend they're just distractions what with the whole international law thing?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not bad, but my favorite so far is "gulfefe".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

As a Mexican... Alright, let's settle with this name.

[–] nexguy 5 points 3 days ago

Gulf of Water

[–] saphiron 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Plenty of us are capable of being angry about multiple things at once - your point does remain valid though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

it’s more about the media than you… check out Steve Bannon’s “flood the zone” interview….
strategy is: do 3 shitty things at once, media will latch onto one and the other 2 will slip by…
“gulf of america” was first popularized by Stephen Colbert as satire, btw… it’s super obviously a distraction

[–] badbytes 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

I prefer it the "Gulf of getting Associated Press to use it's correct name so I'll have an excuse to throw them out of the Whitehouse press pool". Maybe I'm turning into a conspiracy theorist?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 days ago

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