'Why CNN's Trump town hall was always doomed to fail'

[midcan5]

I am posting this in this section as Jon Ward covers America's religious 'right' today and Masha Gessen covers autocracy. Both deep thinkers and worth your time.

One has to give Trump credit, few people could lie so often and so consistently and yet act outraged when called out on lying. It is an amazing act, one that few humans could accomplish. If asked, could Trump even acknowledge his lies or are lies just an integral part of his person and character and he actually sees them as valid replies? And what does this say of his followers, do they believe the lies, are they this easily fooled, or do they just enjoy the spectacle.

'But truly, what did CNN or Kaitlan Collins think would happen?'

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-...fail-rcna83875

Readings on topic:

'Trump was the regime that so many gave their minds over to.'

"And his assault on truth-which had been clear in 2016 when I sat in that New Hampshire coffee shop-had continued unabated for four years by this point. In fact, it had increased and accelerated. In his first year as president, he averaged six false claims every day. In his second year, that number went up to sixteen false claims a day. In year three, it was twenty-two. And then in his final year, his false claims vaulted up to a staggering average of thirty-nine per day. In all, he uttered more than thirty thousand lies, deceptions, and misleading statements during his four-year presidency" Testimony, Jon Ward (p206)

'Testimony - Inside The Evangelical Movement That Failed A Generation'

"Jon Ward’s life is divided in half: two decades inside the evangelical Christian bubble and two decades outside of it."

https://www.jonwardwrites.org/book/testimony

"The path to peace of mind lies in giving one's mind over to the regime." Masha Gessen, 'Surviving Autocracy'

Masha Gessen, 'Surviving Autocracy'

https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...shared-reality

[Peter1469]

Because CNN used a "town-hall" format to ask only got ya questions. They should have known Trump would skull-$#@! their host.

[Chris]

I am posting this in this section as Jon Ward covers America's religious 'right' today and Masha Gessen covers autocracy. Both deep thinkers and worth your time.

One has to give Trump credit, few people could lie so often and so consistently and yet act outraged when called out on lying. It is an amazing act, one that few humans could accomplish. If asked, could Trump even acknowledge his lies or are lies just an integral part of his person and character and he actually sees them as valid replies? And what does this say of his followers, do they believe the lies, are they this easily fooled, or do they just enjoy the spectacle.

'But truly, what did CNN or Kaitlan Collins think would happen?'

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-...fail-rcna83875

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You misspelled Biden. Lyin' Biden couldn't find the truth if it walked up and slapped him in the face.


CNN? CNN is in trouble for its giving Trump a stage and spotlight. One or two members here have said they won't watch CNN anymore. Even CNN employees are upset. AOC, but who cares about her.