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Goede tip. Bedankt. Eerste resultaat:
https://theconversation.c(...)piracy-theory-138987Inderdaad, dat zoeken op internet blijkt best verhelderend te werken.
Obamagate is an example of what has been called “conspiracy without theory” by the political scientists Nancy Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead. It makes knowing gestures towards the idea of a conspiracy theory without developing or committing to an actual full-blown explanation. This is a rhetorical technique that Trump has long used to great effect, both as a dog-whistle appeal to American conservatives and an attempt to deflect attention from his many blunders. In this case, it’s his administration’s mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis.
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Obamagate is a classic case of propaganda in that it is intended to create an aura of innuendo in order to reframe the narrative. It is an attempt to deflect attention away from the Trump administration’s disastrous handling of the coronavirus pandemic by making Trump out to be the victim. In a similar manner to how Pizzagate tarnished Hillary Clinton’s electoral prospects in 2016, Obamagate is part of Trump’s campaign strategy to defeat the democratic nominee Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election.
The difference from Pizzagate, however, is that this time Trump has abandoned the pretence of keeping the conspiracy theory at arm’s length. Desperate to reset the narrative, he has thrown in his lot with some of the most extreme and fringe elements of his base. In the past, Trump’s fans on 4chan often referred to him as God Emperor Trump. After Obamagate, it would now seem that the proverbial emperor has no clothes.Verdorie, dat is inderdaad een best ernstige zaak. Dat Trump toevlucht zoekt tot dit soort verwerpelijke propagandatechnieken zou best wat meer aandacht in de media verdienen. Zou een volgende stap kunnen zijn dat Trump de vrije media wil ondermijnen door bijvoorbeeld alleen journalisten toe te laten tot persconferenties die welgevallige stukken over zijn kliek schrijven?
Hoe denk jij dat dit zich gaat ontwikkelen? Heb je nog andere bronnen die de moeite van het lezen waard zijn?