10-22-2016, 08:32 AM
@Pdeathstar - Something very like. In the primaries, Mr. Trump induced his competitors to attack him in ways which only served to further differentiate him from them, increasing his visibility and that of his policies. The result was that he won (the nomination). At the moment, the frenzy attacking him in the general election looks more and more desperate, throwing his only real competitor's character, history, and policies into sharp focus and an unflattering light; it also highlights unfairness, hypocrisy and untruthfulness of the attackers. I don't know if Mr. Trump ever read the story, but if he has, he probably approved both the gritty determination and tactical finesse of Dickson's Dorsai heroes.
@RiverNotch - Cheezes on the gross, I did have a particular image and story in mind while writing that little senryu. But if discomfort and ambivalence result, it may lead to examining assumptions. Good for you!
@lizziep - Just saw a hashtag which highlights the problem of what is seen but is not there. It's
#HateFreeNYC
I presume its form resulted from limitations on hashtag names - no spaces or punctuation possible. But there are at least two ways to read it, depending on how you fill the implied space before "Free" -
# Hate-Free N(ew) Y(ork) C(ity), or
# Hate Free NYC
In the first case (probably what was intended, from context) the inventor meant to advocate suppressing expressions the inventor considered hateful. In the second (ironically, what the first actually reveals), the inventor loathes a city where free expression is permitted... including that with which he violently disagrees and therefore disingenuously labels "hateful." In other words, while the second reading is unintended, it is also the factually correct one.
@RiverNotch - Cheezes on the gross, I did have a particular image and story in mind while writing that little senryu. But if discomfort and ambivalence result, it may lead to examining assumptions. Good for you!
@lizziep - Just saw a hashtag which highlights the problem of what is seen but is not there. It's
#HateFreeNYC
I presume its form resulted from limitations on hashtag names - no spaces or punctuation possible. But there are at least two ways to read it, depending on how you fill the implied space before "Free" -
# Hate-Free N(ew) Y(ork) C(ity), or
# Hate Free NYC
In the first case (probably what was intended, from context) the inventor meant to advocate suppressing expressions the inventor considered hateful. In the second (ironically, what the first actually reveals), the inventor loathes a city where free expression is permitted... including that with which he violently disagrees and therefore disingenuously labels "hateful." In other words, while the second reading is unintended, it is also the factually correct one.
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