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Politainment
October 11, 2019 at 10:21 am
First we had "reality TV".

Then "infotainment".


Now (and I want credit for the invention of the word) 

We have "politainment" -that is politics that are over the top - that they can't be real - they HAVE to be working from a script.

Any guess on who gets voted off the island next?

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RE: Politainment
October 11, 2019 at 12:47 pm
(October 11, 2019 at 10:21 am)onlinebiker Wrote: First we had "reality TV".

Then "infotainment".


Now (and I want credit for the invention of the word) 

We have "politainment" -that is politics that are over the top - that they can't be real - they HAVE to be working from a script.

Any guess on who gets voted off the island next?

Popcorn

I'm happy to give you credit for coining the word, but was there ever a time when politicians were NOT working from a script?

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RE: Politainment
October 11, 2019 at 1:16 pm
(October 11, 2019 at 10:21 am)onlinebiker Wrote: First we had "reality TV".

Then "infotainment".


Now (and I want credit for the invention of the word) 

We have "politainment" -that is politics that are over the top - that they can't be real - they HAVE to be working from a script.

Any guess on who gets voted off the island next?

Popcorn

There is one political system that will soon be working to a script.

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As script writing goes Franz Kafka couldn't pen a more completely unintelligible tome. But hey, if it's not broke, don't fix it.
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.
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RE: Politainment
October 11, 2019 at 1:16 pm
(October 11, 2019 at 12:47 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(October 11, 2019 at 10:21 am)onlinebiker Wrote: First we had "reality TV".

Then "infotainment".


Now (and I want credit for the invention of the word) 

We have "politainment" -that is politics that are over the top - that they can't be real - they HAVE to be working from a script.

Any guess on who gets voted off the island next?

Popcorn

I'm happy to give you credit for coining the word, but was there ever a time when politicians were NOT working from a script?

Boru



Does Poe's law also apply to scripts and political performances?
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RE: Politainment
October 11, 2019 at 1:53 pm
(October 11, 2019 at 1:16 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:
(October 11, 2019 at 12:47 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I'm happy to give you credit for coining the word, but was there ever a time when politicians were NOT working from a script?

Boru



Does Poe's law also apply to scripts and political performances?

I'm thinking of a politician whose performances are beyond parody.
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.
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RE: Politainment
October 11, 2019 at 1:55 pm
(October 11, 2019 at 1:53 pm)Succubus Wrote:
(October 11, 2019 at 1:16 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: Does Poe's law also apply to scripts and political performances?

I'm thinking of a politician whose performances are beyond parody.

There are no politicians beyond parody. The problem is sometimes parody seems more sane and likely than the reality.
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RE: Politainment
October 11, 2019 at 2:17 pm
(October 11, 2019 at 10:21 am)onlinebiker Wrote: First we had "reality TV".

Then "infotainment".


Now (and I want credit for the invention of the word) 

We have "politainment" -that is politics that are over the top - that they can't be real - they HAVE to be working from a script.

Any guess on who gets voted off the island next?

Popcorn

I'm hoping Boris Johnson or Nigel Farage.



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