Let's give the media a new catchy name for them: TLF
Amongst other things that can be said for our modern media is this - they love when things are made easy for them. They like to be spoon fed and then engage in pack journalism.
And boy, howdy, do they love quick little catchy names and phrases to throw around and throw up under their lower third chyrons (graphics) and never ending breaking (though it’s usually not very new or breaking) news banners.
I will give you a prime example: “fake news”.
Trump knew that if he threw this out there and kept saying it over and over, that the media would clutch onto it. And, not just his friendly complicit media on talk radio and Fox News.
Those two words are now a part of the everyday lexicon in this country.
I hear people on tv and just in normal conversation saying it all the time either in jest or with conviction. We know why he does it. To undermine the media when facts (truthiness) are presented that are negative toward him. He wants to illegitimize anything that is “against” him.
But, why do media members do it? Why do they repeat the phrase “fake news”.?
Why don’t they say EVERY TIME that phrase comes up that it is a false narrative political construct used by Trump and his minions to undermine the fourth estate.
They should say in a very strong and discernible voice,
“ no, Mr. President, me and the organization that I represent are not fake. We are real trained professional journalists. Some might say and more and more are saying that yours is a fake Presidency that lost by 3 million popular votes despite an unparalleled level of help from a foreign enemy that your campaign either encouraged or coordinated with”.
So, here’s my version of “fake news”.
I think we should define all of Trumps lying toadies and corporate, political, and media enablers.
I’m going to just give them a little shorthand nickname.
T - L - F
Trump Loving Fascists or Trump Loving Fascism
Whenever I hear someone spout his lies that they’ve heard, I’m going to say, “oh thats just TLF”, and I will walk away or change the subject to the weather or sports or something non political.
For those that ask me what TLF means, because, you know, curiosity and such - I will tell them that this country is purposely being taken down an authoritarian road by people who want total governmental power to belong in the hands of the financial and corporate “elite” (one of their words - throwing it back at them) of New York and Washington (2 places most Trumpers hate).
* - PLEASE NOTE - I’m not calling anyone a Trump Loving Fascist right in their face. I’m saying it about what someone else has said that they have regurgitated back.
** - “oh, that’s just some TLF talk” - is my way of responding to a Trumper who believes all or most of the lies without out and out calling that person fascist or an idiot.
*** - so, my purpose is to never call someone out to their face as a TLF - that would just be rude and, if anything, counterproductive. It’s the lies and those that propagate it (not the masses) that I’m defining as Trump Loving Fascist or Fascism.
So, if you think this tying of the word “fascism” to Trump is a good idea, please try it out on someone and let me know what kind of response that you get.
I’m going to try it a few times today and I will report back any feedback.
And, thank you, dear DU fellow bed wetting, tree hugging, Volvo driving, latte drinkers. It’s people like you that get me thru each day without me wanting to check into an insane asylum.
Thank you for whatever you do, in your own way, to fight the Trump Loving Fascists.
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