Analysis Of Demagoguery And Fallacies - advise you
Very often, Trump is depicted in the media and by his detractors as being — among other things — a white supremacist who throws immigrants in cages, a crony capitalist pandering to his friends on Wall Street despite the fact that no one making such an accusation can point to a single Wall Streeter in league with the former President , a catalyst for mass human extinction, and an out-and-out blithering idiot. Where the President flits between a conniving evil genius and an orange clown to his enemies, among his base he is viewed somewhere between a better Ronald Reagan and the second-coming of Christ. There is indeed some merit in both perspectives not the Christ bit on the President, both perspectives are clouded by inherent bias. Never-Trumpers are perhaps blinkered by the fact that the President can occasionally be boorish or crude and thus perceive him to be an American reprisal of demagogues from the annals of Western history. President Trump is indeed loutish and boisterous. His use of Twitter as the chief mode of disseminating information under his administration being unconventional — to put it mildly. President Trump is far from perfect, with his mannerisms reflecting his roots in Queens and his penchant for grandstanding and hyperbole reflecting his background as a realtor. Analysis Of Demagoguery And Fallacies
Who is was Mancur Olson? An American economist of some note, who is perhaps not as widely known as he should be.
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Let me be honest upfront and say that I have never read a single book of his cover to cover, in spite of repeated attempts — they are really hard going, at least for me. But even dipping into them every now and then, based on snippets I pick up here and there is by fun, and rewarding.
One such snippet was provided by The Economist Demaoguery, about which more in a second. In his final book, Power and ProsperityOlson distinguished between the economic effects of different types of government, in particular, tyranny, anarchy, and democracy. A stationary bandit thereby begins to take on the governmental function of protecting citizens and their property against roving bandits. In the move from roving to stationary bandits, Olson sees the seeds of civilization, paving the way, eventually for democracy, which by giving power to those who align with the wishes of the population, improves incentives for good government.
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