(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . The Big Lies, Well-Maybe? [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-12-18 The unfounded and, to this point, unwarranted fear of drones appearing in the New Jersey night sky is another precursor to a return of constant chaos. Since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, he has received daily briefings, as have all incoming presidents. Yesterday, he went on one of his implied rants, saying the government and President Biden know more about the drones than they are revealing. As per his usual form of getting the public to say to themselves well-maybe,… he contradicted himself after planting the lie. Trump said the Biden administration wants to “keep people in suspense.” But he said he did not believe the drones belonged to “the enemy.” The conspiratorial ‘well maybe’ has replaced common sense answers, such as the proliferation of drone sightings, which may have more to do with the relaxed enforcement that regulates nighttime flying. Well maybe… When his misinformation falls short of a lie, he buttresses his statements with words like “people say” or “they tell me.” Most of what Donald Trump says he does not believe, but it is a childhood strategy: knock this off my shoulder, hoping to avoid a fight through empty intimidation. Although most can see past the bully’s tactics, enough cringe and say, “Well, maybe… Doubt is a creeping cancer that invades the mind and body and, in this case, poisons what the Greeks called the body politic. When conservatives told us Venezuelan gangs took over apartments in Aurora, Colorado, despite local officials, including law enforcement, denying the claim, people said, ‘Well-maybe.’ Even though I initially thought the story sounded ridiculous, I took a few days to learn the truth because the media demurred from calling it a lie. Trump, who said Mr. Biden wants to “keep people in suspense” about the drones in New Jersey, is attempting to sue author Bob Woodward for revealing audio tapes that he kept the truth about a proven deadly virus from the American people. That well-maybe led to unprovoked attacks on American citizens of Asian descent and deaths in the hundreds of thousands. His last big well-maybe was a debate performance where he said Haitian immigrants were eating dogs and cats. On its face, it was both racist and demeaning. What it did, especially for the 75 million looking to confirm their biases, was create a big moment of well-maybe. Before you dismiss my well-maybe premise as puffery, consider how that concept has shaped American history. Maybe John Wilkes Booth did not die after shooting Lincoln; maybe Lee Harvey Oswald was not the lone shooter of JFK, and maybe James Earl Ray was backed by the FBI. Books, conspiracists, and head-scratchers will always exist because some people are prone to believe in alternative theories. Of course, coming from a pragmatist like me, I am often accused of closing my eyes to the obvious. On January 20, 2025, our days of the drama-less presidency will end. Donald Trump will not be able to resist the cameras, which will come with daily lies, hair-brained schemes, and threats to anyone who does not bend the knee. Maybe we should hope for an invite to Tupac’s and Elvis’ secret island. Well, maybe… Your Vote is Still Your Voice [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/18/2292604/-The-Big-Lies-Well-Maybe?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/