03-19-2017, 12:24 PM
Under President Donald Trump we are beginning to have a dystopia. The trend existed before him, especially as the House, Senate, and most State legislatures were taken over by people better attuned to serving economic elites (who control things through lobbyists) than the majority of the people.
So how does it happen? The old bait-and-switch. Like a purveyor of schlock furniture to poor people, the con artist asks the mark who is in economic distress to believe that the fraudster has something wonderful to offer, at a supposed bargain or with an 'easy payment plan'. The desirable deal is of course sold out, and one needs to make a swift decision and not ask too many questions.
It is not long after taking delivery that the gulled customer discovers that he should have asked some questions or simply walked away.
We're going to pay a high price for a Trump Presidency on an 'easy payment plan'. We will all be garnisheed.
So how does it happen? The old bait-and-switch. Like a purveyor of schlock furniture to poor people, the con artist asks the mark who is in economic distress to believe that the fraudster has something wonderful to offer, at a supposed bargain or with an 'easy payment plan'. The desirable deal is of course sold out, and one needs to make a swift decision and not ask too many questions.
It is not long after taking delivery that the gulled customer discovers that he should have asked some questions or simply walked away.
We're going to pay a high price for a Trump Presidency on an 'easy payment plan'. We will all be garnisheed.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.