Follow a few US dignitaries and the general thrust of the propaganda machine becomes immediately clear.
In general, following assholes in power will give you this information.
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There is often no better pointer to real stuff happening than what these people want to conceal, shore up or promote.
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People make fun of Trump for doing this, but Trump is just very egregious about it
They're all doing it. Almost constantly.
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The worst part of the recent politics has been seeing people be marks for people who are nearly as vain, self-serving and fatuous as Trump.
And why? Because they play the game with enough guile to leave a little more room for creative self-deception.
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When they say Trump says it like it is, they're sometimes right! People like him state their total contempt for you.
But is that really more dangerous than the people who lube it up and sneak it in the backdoor while they work your ego so, so well that you allow it? I dunno...