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fandomhigh2019-10-04 11:36 am
heroic_jawline) wrote in fandomhigh2019-10-04 11:36 am
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Practical Civics, Friday, October 4, 2019
"Well," Steve said, blowing out a breath, "the government seems to be imploding in real time and that is just--" he ran a hand through his hair, "--horrifically depressing and more than a bit scary."
"Remember when it was just a normal dumpster fire?" Tony asked, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "I miss that."
"Let's make this completely, crystal clear. Asking another country to help your election campaign, whether you're a mayor or president or even just a candidate is a felony. Tying it to a vulnerable nation's need for weapons to protect itself against a Russian invasion?" Steve's face was a picture. "I don't toss 'treason' around lightly, but. Yes. Definitely impeachable. This makes Nixon look like a choir boy."
"Twice! He did it twice!" Tony needed to take a deep breath.
"ONCE LIVE ON TELEVISION." Steve.
Another deep breath. "So to avoid having blood pressure spikes in class, we're going to talk about the stupidest news story yesterday: how a moron felt that making up his own opposition research where Senator Warren was carrying on an alleged affair with a 24 year old Marine would possible be considered a bad thing."
"Telling us that Senator Warren is a dominatrix cougar was somehow supposed to deter people from voting for her," Tony said. "I hope that's her Secret Service code name now."
Steve snorted. "Okay, in an effort to keep this slightly on topic, let's discuss propaganda and its effects on a population. Because right now that is a real problem. The White House released a rough transcript with the President asking for a personal, political favor from the Ukrainian president, and 4 in 10 Republicans don't believe it happened. How do you combat that kind of wilful ignorance? Do you even try?"
"How would you solve this issue?" Tony asked. "Murder is not an option."
"Remember when it was just a normal dumpster fire?" Tony asked, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "I miss that."
"Let's make this completely, crystal clear. Asking another country to help your election campaign, whether you're a mayor or president or even just a candidate is a felony. Tying it to a vulnerable nation's need for weapons to protect itself against a Russian invasion?" Steve's face was a picture. "I don't toss 'treason' around lightly, but. Yes. Definitely impeachable. This makes Nixon look like a choir boy."
"Twice! He did it twice!" Tony needed to take a deep breath.
"ONCE LIVE ON TELEVISION." Steve.
Another deep breath. "So to avoid having blood pressure spikes in class, we're going to talk about the stupidest news story yesterday: how a moron felt that making up his own opposition research where Senator Warren was carrying on an alleged affair with a 24 year old Marine would possible be considered a bad thing."
"Telling us that Senator Warren is a dominatrix cougar was somehow supposed to deter people from voting for her," Tony said. "I hope that's her Secret Service code name now."
Steve snorted. "Okay, in an effort to keep this slightly on topic, let's discuss propaganda and its effects on a population. Because right now that is a real problem. The White House released a rough transcript with the President asking for a personal, political favor from the Ukrainian president, and 4 in 10 Republicans don't believe it happened. How do you combat that kind of wilful ignorance? Do you even try?"
"How would you solve this issue?" Tony asked. "Murder is not an option."
Re: Let's talk propaganda!
Very her, without the benefit of having even a fraction of her power or influence or might. A big, bold gesture, out of the assumption that it was so big, so bold, that people wouldn't know what to do about it...She's seen moves like this work for thousands of years.
And she's seen them go completely sideways in the last few months.