The Trump period and the use of language
Today, Caitlin Johnstone writes "The Evil Warmongering Zionist Won" - (No Not That One, The Other One)
I read her article, and agree with every word. But do some readers find this title a "turnoff"? I did, because I was brung up to believe that quieter, less emotive language was the way to go. Now, I'm not sure.
The people of world's greatest power have elected a foul-mouthed, misogynist, deluded megalomaniac who is a convicted felon, strongly supported by another deluded billionaire megalomaniac the ketamine-and-Mars addled Elon Musk. Trump is surrounded by yes-mean of no integrity whatsoever, and promoted by billionaires of no integrity.
How did it happen?
How did they put it over not only the disgruntled poor of the USA, but many others - to believe that if times are bad now - this despicable sociopath could magically put things right?
By now, some of my very limited reading public will have turned away - because of my use of language. But I'm not as "bad" as Caitlin. Trouble is - we're actually telling the truth.
It is going to be very hard now, for all of us to weave our way through all the commentaries - all made more difficult by the tsunami of social media, of the 'respectable mainstream media' and of AI.
I wish that I could give wonderful advice on how to assess the truth or otherwise, of what we read, see and hear. But there are people of integrity out there, and it is our job to find them and listen to them - and indeed , to avoid emotive language (when possible).
I don't like emotive language when it's manipulative, but I also feel that we need to have healthy ways of expressing our emotions, especially over this kind of frightening news. A fine line, isn't it?