Jonah Goldberg addresses the curious phenomenon of the "_____Derangement Syndrome," crediting the late Dr. Krauthammer for the coinage, and says that while there are some who immediately leap to the worst/most outrageous of interpretations about someone they despise, sometimes the ones making the accusation are themselves the ones who refuse to see the facts, "taking comfort in the fallacy that the motives, real or imagined, of a critic automatically disqualify the criticism."
Because we live, he says, in a moment of extreme negative partisanship in which millions of people are motivated more by dislike of the other party than a fondness for their own, "being hated by the right people is the best way to get not just a big following but an intensely loyal one." Ocasio-Cortez is taking advantage of this and is playing for suckers both those who leap to criticize and those who reflexively rush to defend her:
Ocasio-Cortez, wittingly or not, has appropriated a technique mastered by President Trump.
Trump prefers positive attention, but he’ll take negative attention over no attention every time, in part because he knows his supporters will intensify their dedication to him in response to allegedly unfair attacks. AOC is doing the same thing. By forcing partisans to take sides, she generates controversy. Controversy attracts media attention. Media attention generates even more controversy. And so on.
As with Trump, sometimes she clearly knows what she’s doing, and other times she simply displays her ignorance. But at this stage, it doesn’t matter. The more right-wing partisans attack her, the more left-wing partisans rally to her. The more left-wingers rally to her, the more justified the Right feels in paying attention to her. https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-controversy-playbook-right-left/
Why are we comparing the President of the United States to a first term Representative.
Uhh...what has she done to warrant all the media attention she gets? Unlike Trump, she hasn't made racist statements. Unlike Trump, she hasn't flagrantly violated the law. Unlike Trump, she hasn't shoved her wealth in people's faces.Jonah Goldberg addresses the curious phenomenon of the "_____Derangement Syndrome," crediting the late Dr. Krauthammer for the coinage, and says that while there are some who immediately leap to the worst/most outrageous of interpretations about someone they despise, sometimes the ones making the accusation are themselves the ones who refuse to see the facts, "taking comfort in the fallacy that the motives, real or imagined, of a critic automatically disqualify the criticism."
Because we live, he says, in a moment of extreme negative partisanship in which millions of people are motivated more by dislike of the other party than a fondness for their own, "being hated by the right people is the best way to get not just a big following but an intensely loyal one." Ocasio-Cortez is taking advantage of this and is playing for suckers both those who leap to criticize and those who reflexively rush to defend her:
Ocasio-Cortez, wittingly or not, has appropriated a technique mastered by President Trump.
Trump prefers positive attention, but he’ll take negative attention over no attention every time, in part because he knows his supporters will intensify their dedication to him in response to allegedly unfair attacks. AOC is doing the same thing. By forcing partisans to take sides, she generates controversy. Controversy attracts media attention. Media attention generates even more controversy. And so on.
As with Trump, sometimes she clearly knows what she’s doing, and other times she simply displays her ignorance. But at this stage, it doesn’t matter. The more right-wing partisans attack her, the more left-wing partisans rally to her. The more left-wingers rally to her, the more justified the Right feels in paying attention to her. https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-controversy-playbook-right-left/
Jonah Goldberg addresses the curious phenomenon of the "_____Derangement Syndrome," crediting the late Dr. Krauthammer for the coinage, and says that while there are some who immediately leap to the worst/most outrageous of interpretations about someone they despise, sometimes the ones making the accusation are themselves the ones who refuse to see the facts, "taking comfort in the fallacy that the motives, real or imagined, of a critic automatically disqualify the criticism."
Because we live, he says, in a moment of extreme negative partisanship in which millions of people are motivated more by dislike of the other party than a fondness for their own, "being hated by the right people is the best way to get not just a big following but an intensely loyal one." Ocasio-Cortez is taking advantage of this and is playing for suckers both those who leap to criticize and those who reflexively rush to defend her:
Ocasio-Cortez, wittingly or not, has appropriated a technique mastered by President Trump.
Trump prefers positive attention, but he’ll take negative attention over no attention every time, in part because he knows his supporters will intensify their dedication to him in response to allegedly unfair attacks. AOC is doing the same thing. By forcing partisans to take sides, she generates controversy. Controversy attracts media attention. Media attention generates even more controversy. And so on.
As with Trump, sometimes she clearly knows what she’s doing, and other times she simply displays her ignorance. But at this stage, it doesn’t matter. The more right-wing partisans attack her, the more left-wing partisans rally to her. The more left-wingers rally to her, the more justified the Right feels in paying attention to her. https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-controversy-playbook-right-left/
Why are we comparing the President of the United States to a first term Representative.
That is kind of the point. We shouldn’t. So what is different about her that we are?
You're sure it's her?
That a freshman representative can garner as much attention as she has indicates that she is pretty good at the Trump strategy.
Uhh...what has she done to warrant all the media attention she gets? Unlike Trump, she hasn't made racist statements. Unlike Trump, she hasn't flagrantly violated the law. Unlike Trump, she hasn't shoved her wealth in people's faces.
The more accurate way to paint what is happening is that the right wing media is focusing obsessively on her, for reasons I still haven't understood.
That is kind of the point. We shouldn’t. So what is different about her that we are?
That is kind of the point. We shouldn’t. So what is different about her that we are?
No, I read your summary of the article. Are you telling me you started a thread and chose to omit the important parts? If so, how come? If not, then try answering my post honestly. It'd be a refreshing change.I can tell that you didn't bother to read the article.
On paper she should not be getting the kind of attention she is getting, so maybe there is something to that.
No, I read your summary of the article. Are you telling me you started a thread and chose to omit the important parts? If so, how come? If not, then try answering my post honestly. It'd be a refreshing change.
You can't "take a page" unwittingly. That's stupid. Also, Trump DELIBERATELY gins up media drama by doing the things I mentioned. Ocasio-Cortez has not, as I mentioned.
Seriously, did you even read my post or did you just skip to the part where you make an asinine comment because you have no legitimate response? I'm genuinely curious if you even bothered to take the time to comprehend what I wrote.
She is good business for both left- and right-wing media outlets. They have a vested interests in promoting her as the next political messiah or the the next dictator. Shareholders should be happy.
Time for another system!
No, I read your summary of the article. Are you telling me you started a thread and chose to omit the important parts? If so, how come? If not, then try answering my post honestly. It'd be a refreshing change.
You can't "take a page" unwittingly. That's stupid. Also, Trump DELIBERATELY gins up media drama by doing the things I mentioned. Ocasio-Cortez has not, as I mentioned.
Seriously, did you even read my post or did you just skip to the part where you make an asinine comment because you have no legitimate response? I'm genuinely curious if you even bothered to take the time to comprehend what I wrote.
No, I read your summary of the article. Are you telling me you started a thread and chose to omit the important parts? If so, how come? If not, then try answering my post honestly. It'd be a refreshing change.
You can't "take a page" unwittingly. That's stupid. Also, Trump DELIBERATELY gins up media drama by doing the things I mentioned. Ocasio-Cortez has not, as I mentioned.
Seriously, did you even read my post or did you just skip to the part where you make an asinine comment because you have no legitimate response? I'm genuinely curious if you even bothered to take the time to comprehend what I wrote.
Jonah Goldberg addresses the curious phenomenon of the "_____Derangement Syndrome," crediting the late Dr. Krauthammer for the coinage, and says that while there are some who immediately leap to the worst/most outrageous of interpretations about someone they despise, sometimes the ones making the accusation are themselves the ones who refuse to see the facts, "taking comfort in the fallacy that the motives, real or imagined, of a critic automatically disqualify the criticism."
Because we live, he says, in a moment of extreme negative partisanship in which millions of people are motivated more by dislike of the other party than a fondness for their own, "being hated by the right people is the best way to get not just a big following but an intensely loyal one." Ocasio-Cortez is taking advantage of this and is playing for suckers both those who leap to criticize and those who reflexively rush to defend her:
Ocasio-Cortez, wittingly or not, has appropriated a technique mastered by President Trump.
Trump prefers positive attention, but he’ll take negative attention over no attention every time, in part because he knows his supporters will intensify their dedication to him in response to allegedly unfair attacks. AOC is doing the same thing. By forcing partisans to take sides, she generates controversy. Controversy attracts media attention. Media attention generates even more controversy. And so on.
As with Trump, sometimes she clearly knows what she’s doing, and other times she simply displays her ignorance. But at this stage, it doesn’t matter. The more right-wing partisans attack her, the more left-wing partisans rally to her. The more left-wingers rally to her, the more justified the Right feels in paying attention to her. https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-controversy-playbook-right-left/
Because they have the same amount of political experience
Jonah Goldberg addresses the curious phenomenon of the "_____Derangement Syndrome," crediting the late Dr. Krauthammer for the coinage, and says that while there are some who immediately leap to the worst/most outrageous of interpretations about someone they despise, sometimes the ones making the accusation are themselves the ones who refuse to see the facts, "taking comfort in the fallacy that the motives, real or imagined, of a critic automatically disqualify the criticism."
Because we live, he says, in a moment of extreme negative partisanship in which millions of people are motivated more by dislike of the other party than a fondness for their own, "being hated by the right people is the best way to get not just a big following but an intensely loyal one." Ocasio-Cortez is taking advantage of this and is playing for suckers both those who leap to criticize and those who reflexively rush to defend her:
Ocasio-Cortez, wittingly or not, has appropriated a technique mastered by President Trump.
Trump prefers positive attention, but he’ll take negative attention over no attention every time, in part because he knows his supporters will intensify their dedication to him in response to allegedly unfair attacks. AOC is doing the same thing. By forcing partisans to take sides, she generates controversy. Controversy attracts media attention. Media attention generates even more controversy. And so on.
As with Trump, sometimes she clearly knows what she’s doing, and other times she simply displays her ignorance. But at this stage, it doesn’t matter. The more right-wing partisans attack her, the more left-wing partisans rally to her. The more left-wingers rally to her, the more justified the Right feels in paying attention to her. https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-controversy-playbook-right-left/
I can't agree with that, but you're right--she is very good for media business!
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