Friday, September 19, 2025

Culture Today - Trump on Free Speech


He did not lie when he said he believes in free speech - but his version is not free from the government, but free from social consequence. This is a very right-wing version of free speech - say what you want without argument. In personality terms, it means having introverted feeling (speaking his truth) in the first position (and extraverted thinking in last - meaning he thinks he knows lots of stuff, as long as it supports his emotional views). He can use his extraverted sensuousness and introverted intuition (leading the group) with equal facility - although when he is cognitively consistent rather than balanced, it means he imposes his feeling on the group. In culture, this is individualism/right wing egalitarianism. In other words - fascism.

It used to be, in America, we would not make fun of the disabled, especially presidents, or talk about their wives. Trump had skull surgery and it means he has to grow and comb strategically. Those who make fun of him should be canceled, not by government, but in public discourse. Likewise, biographies of the First Lady shows a devoted wife who manages his politics and image - eastern European style - who does not do PDA. It used to be, in America, no one smiled for pictures. My great-grandfather was never caught in a smile on camera . It was not done 125 years ago.  

Trump has every reason to dislike social decorum, since he does not get the benefit of what was usual - especially from people who know better. He is not sad about his FCC chair saying aloud what he was thinking himself and, while what he said should not have been said, he did not order ABC to fire Kimmel. That is all on ABC, who had no one in the room saying that they would lose credibility for reacting to a non-official comment from someone with power over them. 

For that reason, I have canceled Disney plus and will be taking my news viewing to other networks. I like where Llamas is taking NBC, although CBS will be my 6:30 go to. Sorry David. (also, watching 10 minutes of commercials in bottom half of the show was getting tiresome). 

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