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Listen, hear me out, okay...?

The #protagonist, #antagonist relationship is foundational to #fascism - and is totally the discovery of fire regarding #psyops.

#Dehumanization is not only a weapon against people, but also a harbinger of ignorance, pretence and #prejudice.

As such, scapegoating is a powerful tool for any #politician to escape the people's ire, or to justify the invasion of foreign lands.

As #writers I think we've leaned on this crutch for way too long.

Via #DailyKos, 4:30pm ET, Mar 10, 2025

#Amazon announced on Monday that it will begin streaming old episodes of “The Apprentice,” the reality competition show that helped President Donald #Trump sell himself as a national figure before becoming a #politician.

This move is the latest in a series of pro-Trump decisions by Amazon owner #JeffBezos, who has recently pivoted his companies and personal wealth to benefit Trump and the #RepublicanParty.

dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/10

Daily KosJeff Bezos takes another pathetic step in his march toward MAGAAmazon announced on Monday that it will begin streaming old episodes of “The Apprentice,” the reality competition show that helped President Donald Trump sell himself as a national figure before ...

A quotation from Swift

And he gave it for his opinion, that whosoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) English writer and churchman
Gulliver's Travels, Part 2 "Voyage to Brobdingnab," ch. 7 (1726)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/swift-jonathan/10901…