1. Since JFK, all USA presidents have used TV to one degree or another, but Trump is truly the first thoroughly television president.
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7. TV, by this view, had many features in common with orality: immediacy, primacy of personality, love of sharp outlines.
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8. One example: Trump's use of nicknames ("Crooked Hilary) comes from wrestling but also harkens back to to bardic warriors.
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9. I look at Trump as the triumph of a post-literate age here:https://newrepublic.com/article/144940/trump-tv-post-literate-american-presidency …
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I've been thinking about this too. Many current pols are not internet denizens (netizens?).
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And I think we need to start asking some internet literacy from candidates. But back to reading- reading fiction is a big factor in empathy
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He has abt as much knowledge of the world as Chauncey Gardener - altho' Chauncey had a kind heart & no malice. Trump is vicious.
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except trump is older compared to Obama and appeals to a an older non-digital audience.
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From the shared electronic hearth of a TV's glow to solitude, scrolling through Reddit/Twitter.
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