13 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undergotten 14 Jul \ parent \ on: BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Former President Donald Trump shot at rally. bitcoin
If by "new" you mean a movie from 1997 which describes a very real phenomenon that was already endemic to the system by the time the movie was made, then yeah, super "new"...
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5 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 14 Jul
I'm saying that the shooting was not staged
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13 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undergotten 14 Jul
Didn't say it was. And "wag the dog" is about creating a narrative, not only for the purpose of distraction.
It's for control. The tail controls the dog. Distracting from political scandal is only one possible use.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 14 Jul
To “wag the dog” means to distract attention away from a political scandal, often through military action
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