#Demagogue

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"The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be fools." Henry Louis Mencken.

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Source: Avatar: The Legend of Korra [2012]

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[falseandrealultravival]

Thinking about “Make America Great Again” (MAGA-3) (Essay)

Adolf Hitler (Demagogue)

Would a British person say something like this? “Make Britain Great Again.” It’s unthinkable. For 100 years, from the victory at the Battle of Waterloo until the end of WW1, Britain created Pax Britannica. Even after it ended, they didn’t utter such words with any regret.

On the other hand, the USA, which succeeded Britain, is amid Pax Americana, but it only had power for 25 years, from the end of WW1 to the end of WW2. The Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Iraq War, and other wars all ended in defeat. The USA couldn't even get North Korea to disarm its nuclear weapons. The period when the USA was great was short. Namely, the USA has remained the most powerful country in the world, but the period during which he could maintain world order was short.

First, the expression MAGA resonates with those who have not established themselves and have a childish nature that seeks identity outside of themselves. “Vance, are you America itself?” Probably not. Even Vance probably realizes that America’s glory cannot be restored. Still, people are attracted to MAGA because they want to be deceived by the demagogue (or fraud) Trump. This is where Trump's poison lies, endangering democracy. Every single American can't be America. However, the root cause of the modern American problem lies in the tendency to equate and confuse the individual with America. I ask Americans: Are you America itself?

Rei Morishita

2024.07.21

“Make America Great Again” (MAGA)について考える（エッセイ）

イギリス人がこんな言葉を吐くだろうか？―“Make Britain Great Again”。―まず考えられない。イギリスはワーテルローの戦いで勝利してからWW1が終わるまでの１００年間、パックス・ブリタニカを現出した。それが終わっても、こんな言葉を未練たらしく吐かなかった。

一方、イギリスを引き継いだＵＳＡは、パックス・アメリカーナのただ中であるが、実際権勢があったのは、ＷＷ１終結からＷＷ２終結までの２５年間に過ぎない。実際、朝鮮戦争、ベトナム戦争、イラク戦争など、全て負けに等しい結末を迎えている。北朝鮮に核武装を解除させることさえ出来なかった。ＵＳＡがgreatだった期間は短い。確かに、USAは世界最強国ではあり続けた。でも、世界秩序を維持できた期間が短いと言っているのだ。

そもそも、ＭＡＧＡという表現は、自己が確立されていなくて、自分の外部にアイデンティティを求める幼児性を持つ者に響く。「Vance、お前はアメリカそのものなのか？」違うであろう。たぶんVanceだってアメリカの栄光は取り戻せないことくらい気づいているだろう。それでもMAGAに惹かれるのは、トランプというデマゴーグ（または詐欺師）に騙して欲しいからだろう。ここに民主主義を危うくする、トランプの毒があるのだ。アメリカ人一人一人がアメリカであるはずはない。でも個人とアメリカを同一視、混同するあたりに、現代アメリカ人の病巣がある。アメリカ人に問う：「お前は、アメリカそのものか？」

[orangejynx]

Donald Trump is selling digital trading cards again and a physical card with pieces of his suit attached.

The reply got me suspended from Twitter.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots. The demaslave is one who listens to what these idiots have to say and pretends to believe it himself.

—H L Mencken, Notes on Democracy (1926)

[h/t Scott Horton]

[choppedcowboydinosaur]

People who say populism isnt true democracy and demagogues arent true democracy sound a lot like the people saying communist dictatorships aren't true communism.

It's literally the criticism Socrates had of democracy in Plato's Republic. That it would devolve into a demagogue taking power because he says sweet nothings into the ears of the people. Either you can accept that as a flaw of democracy and move on or not.

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Barbara Kruger (b. 1945)

Untitled (Secret), 2016

Archival pigment inkjet print

41 2/5 x 78 in.

[capitalism-is-a-psychopathy]

The psychopathy of capitalism manifests in the exploitation of power dynamics, where demagogues often leverage populist rhetoric to consolidate authority and perpetuate socioeconomic inequalities. Within this framework, demagogues exploit individuals' fears and desires, manipulating sentiments for personal gain while reinforcing systemic injustices inherent to capitalist structures.

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[domquixotedospobresblog]

I'm very peaceful

but I got myself into trouble these days,

joined to help a protest against cowardice,

not because of the color,

the reason was excessive strength

against someone who could no longer defend himself, when out of nowhere I got an icy liquid in the face,

screamed white,

that I had no place in a movement for equality,

that my race were the masters of the city,

my race,

look,

promoted me from employee

the owner of the whole city,

turned into another race,

just for what they fought not to be there,

just don't spank me

it was very lucky

they said that of the blacks

I just wanted death,

look how they judged me,

look how ironic

if all black people died,

I would lose more than half of my family,

how much demagogy,

they condemned me

because we are not the same color.

Poem by Jonas R Cezar

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Urban Dance Squad - Demagogue (Live NPA Canal+)

[ashitakaxsan]

Manga and Anime In Iran

   It’s something usual news about that the one,or the other anime gets official broadcast in India.It’s good that the products of hard working Japanese animators gets in many lands of the world..However I daresay that it’s been given too much of emphasis,about what anime gets in India.So let’s pay attention to a land severly misunderstood:Iran.

The following it’s accurately the column Answerman of Animenewsnetwork:

Will Anime Ever Come To My Country (Legally)? by Justin Sevakis, Aug 28th 2015

Vahid asks:

 I'm from Iran, and I always read your answers on ANN. (Access to ANN is denied in Iran and i have to use proxy software to visit.) My country doesn't allow us to buy or sell anime and manga (because of Islamic issues, you know... naked girls, kissing, etc.), but there are many people here who watch anime and read manga. Just like other forbidden stuff in Iran (foreign music and movies) we have to illegally download them. It is so sad and annoying. Amazon and Ebay don't ship anything here because of US sanctions against Iran. Do you think someday it will be possible for us to have official anime and manga stuff? Does the anime and manga industry have any interest to be in Iran's market? Our currency is very weak against the US dollar. For example, most people earn only $300 per month. Does such a country with these difficulties have any reason to hope for involvement from the anime industry?

 First of all, thank you for writing in. It's really, truly gratifying to know that even people in countries we've never anticipated read our site (and my column) and enjoy it. That really made my day. I'm printing your letter not just to answer your question, but also to show our other readers how tough it can REALLY be to be an anime fan when you're not lucky enough to live in a country that permits such things. Think you have it tough because you can't afford a premium Crunchyroll subscription, or a Blu-ray release isn't to your liking? THIS is worse. Way, way worse.

So anyway, to answer your question, I have to get a little bit into current politics, and to be honest I am not an expert in middle east policy or politics, so I'm going to tread very lightly here.

From what I can tell, there are three major things standing in the way of anime being freely and legally available in Iran. The first are the sanctions against the country. This not only makes it illegal for someone to export an anime disc or merchandise item to Iran from America, but from basically any country in the United Nations -- so that takes out the entire European Union, Japan, Korea, Canada, Australia, and nearly every other country with an organized anime industry of any size. Any attempt to do business with Iran in any way is basically a non-starter until those sanctions are lifted. The good news is that a recent nuclear non-proliferation treaty between Iran and the US that would significantly ease those sanctions has been reached, although whether or not it'll be enacted is currently a hot political debate. Regardless, tensions do seem to be easing a little bit, so there's some reason for hope here. When trade is possible, a country's economy tends to recover, and the value of its currency will slowly get back to a level at which it's possible to do business again. It'll take some time.

The second major barrier is the big national ban on international entertainment products that are in any way sexualized. This is a political issue in Iran with its government censoring what people can see, based on their interpretation of Islamic morals. As long as that's as strict as it currently is, there's simply no way for anime to get imported in any form without it getting cut down to nothing -- there's simply too much the current regime would find offensive. I'm not qualified to say whether there's any indication that the government will liberalize its censorship practices, but countries do change, and they do change fast. Not necessarily all censorship needs to be lifted before anime can find its way in, but internet filtering of mainstream anime websites like ANN, Crunchyroll and Daisuki needs to happen, if nothing else.

The last barrier is the speed of most people's internet connection. According to the data I've found, only Tehran has broadband connections over 2 Mbps, which are necessary for decent quality internet video. This is important, because physical media and merchandise can be confiscated and seized at the border, making any venture dealing with that stuff a non-starter. Legal streaming sites, however, can be operated overseas and simply grant access to Iranian customers. If internet censorship gets loosened up and bandwidth speeds improve just a little, suddenly it becomes possible to grant legal access to the entire nation. It will probably take some years and a lot of smart people to figure out how to make it work as a business, but it would be possible.

Those are a lot of very tough obstacles to overcome. They will take years, perhaps even a generation, to enact. But change can happen very fast. Huge chunks of Asia, from China to Vietnam to South Korea, opened up and transformed in a major way in the last few decades, and it's possible for Iran too. I want that for you, and I hope the politics of the world allow it to happen someday”.

Original Source:https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-08-28/.92206

Below:Tourists visiting Naghshe Jahan Square in Isfahan https://blog.apochi.com/is-it-safe-to-travel-to-iran-in-2021/

My say:

  Vahid asked a nice Question to to ANN Answerman,he got the Good Answer.this clearly gives us light on something we don’t hear about from usual media.The Iranian fans of manga and anime,people who got irritated with the sanctions policy.I just sense that the JCPOA was a win-win case,where it cut some slack to many Iranian fans of manga and anime.

 Below:Iranian animators working at a studio of  the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults –  Kanoon. (Kanoon/Hamid Tavakkoli)    

 below:The Iranian vlogger,on Aparat  MH12 Live( https://www.aparat.com/MH12Live ) talks about his favorite action anime:Sword Art Online Fatal Bullet.

An other Iranian vlogger https://www.aparat.com/Itzomi1234 discusses in her video about manga,particularly her favorite:Attack on Titan !

Below:The Iranian musician,fan of inuyasha,Ahmad Mohamadiyan performing Inuyasha’s lullaby,see https://www.aparat.com/v/tVplb

The iranian https://www.aparat.com/Bahar161382.Dolati. And what vital does it have? Inuyasha dearest,Kikyo  https://www.aparat.com/v/GRvIT

The iranian website mentions the famous mangakas,including Eiichiro Oda,Takahashi Rumiko and Hajime Isayama!     https://www.tarafdari.com/node/1770335:

 https://vigiato.net/p/136206 :it’s all about Inuyasha:)

The following two iranian sites that mention-in good manner-Rumiko’s Maison Ikkoku:

https://aiofilm.top/anime/maison-ikkoku/

https://footofan.com/best-anime-college-setting/

Godai and Kyoko(Maison Ikkoku)

This is about Yashahime:https://www.cartonionline.com/fa/%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3/rumiko-takahashi-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-yashahime-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF/

Isn’t wholesome finding out there many people in Iran fans of manga and anime?

Later what did ...?

 But what later transpired gives off angry vibes.Because Donald Trump was elected president of US.This man disliked both JCPOA and Iran,he wanted to bring in a Win- Lose.He withdrew from JCPOA,he also brought in on  sanctions on Iran,thus he just made life uneasy for many Iranian otakus,and for the Iranian Animators too.

All his attitude  towards the people of Iran was Quite Belligerent,nasty.Well it backfired.He lost.

 The Sanctions on Iran are still on.It’s outcome is so many Ιranian otakus can’t get legaly anime and manga merchandise,and many Iranian Animators can’t co work with their respectful Japanese peers too. Please see :https://www.tumblr.com/ashitakaxsan/703271300019421184/bad-news-about-iranian-animation?source=share

In fact Google Play has removed the apps Aparat,Filimo and Rubika, from its store over 6 years ago(due to the U.S. sanctions against Iran).Such unfair act won’t be forever.

Conclusion

“You can’t use vinegar as bait,you can use honey to get the honeybee”.Τhe honeybee of the case is Iran:)

  Iran is civilized,tolerant ,with a fondness for the art of Animation,and the japanese culture.It really matters if  JCPOA would be revived,cause it will give easiness for  business and legal import of manga stuff in Iran. I want this to happen,and to blossom so nice that will lead the iranian ministry of culture grant a medal to Takahashi Rumiko,and to Hiromu Arakawa(creator of the current hit manga Arslan Senki) too.

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[grrlscientist]

traitorous lying fuck, Josh Hawley, Hit by Two Terrible Reports Back-to-Back

The Rethuglican senator from Missouri, already facing a tough race, was thoroughly dragged by two of his local papers

[bloghrexach]

From STEVE SCHMIDT ... WARNING #4 ... Partial warning ...

"What a farce. The collapse of trust between the American people and every institution of consequence has been well-documented, and more importantly, well-earned.

Trump’s rise would not have been possible, but for the wholesale corruption and disregard of both the public interest and public good that destroyed American journalism over the last 10 years.

The hour has arrived when a world-class demagogue has created a powerful cult of personality. He has blurred the ability of half the country to recognize reality from delusion, and injected a poisonous divisiveness into the society, inflaming every tension imaginable. All of it has been done for a singular reason: the attainment of political power."

@hrexach