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[–] SkyNTP@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yes, there's that, but it's also just straight up gaslighting as a means to bully sovereign countries and further brainwash people into whatever reality the administration dictates. Next time, it'll be an executive order to have Greenland renamed, etc. The pen truely is mightier than the sword.

[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am now watching this for minutes and still not sure if meme or real 🤣

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Words don't mean shit unless we collectively agree that they do. A sword will slice you up despite your objections.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 24 points 1 week ago

Gulf of Fascism

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The facts are overwhelmingly against you, and the more people focus on the reality the worse it is for you and your case. Your best bet in these circumstances is to perform a manoeuvre that a great campaigner describes as "throwing a dead cat on the table, mate".

That is because there is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the dining room table – and I don't mean that people will be outraged, alarmed, disgusted. That is true, but irrelevant. The key point... is that everyone will shout "Jeez, mate, there's a dead cat on the table!"; in other words they will be talking about the dead cat, the thing you want them to talk about, and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

“red herring” is a better term , i think

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Red herring is more when you follow something thinking it'll lead to something. Dead cat strategy is purely theatrical distraction. Like a magician they want you looking at what their doing with the right hand, rather than the card coming out of their left sleeve.

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not bad, but my favorite so far is "gulfefe".

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

As a Mexican... Alright, let's settle with this name.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

No, it's a treaty violation.

The U.S. is supposed to follow IMO Conventions.

Maybe people should give a shit about treaty violations and not pretend they're just distractions what with the whole international law thing?

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Gulf of Water

[–] saphiron@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Plenty of us are capable of being angry about multiple things at once - your point does remain valid though.

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

it’s more about the media than you… check out Steve Bannon’s “flood the zone” interview….
strategy is: do 3 shitty things at once, media will latch onto one and the other 2 will slip by…
“gulf of america” was first popularized by Stephen Colbert as satire, btw… it’s super obviously a distraction

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago

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[–] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

I prefer it the "Gulf of getting Associated Press to use it's correct name so I'll have an excuse to throw them out of the Whitehouse press pool". Maybe I'm turning into a conspiracy theorist?

[–] saltedFish@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 1 week ago

Go back to reddit