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Linda Wilson's avatar

There is a name for it. The illusory truth effect...aka Trump's playbook.

Lorraine's avatar

PP is loud,obnoxious,insecure,insincere and a lying POS.

Gary Gammon's avatar

Just like trump.

Cath Millage's avatar

Thank you for continuing to call out the lies, Fred, and for pointing out the gaslighting strategy employed by this mid-range narcissist that is PP, who attempts rather ineffectually, obviously, to get attention but nevertheless, who is dangerous because he is so insecure and getting worse. ❤️🇨🇦

Carol-Ann Lamothe's avatar

Yes, PP is getting worse. That loud, annoying, repetitious rhetoric drives me up a wall.

Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)'s avatar

Cath... I appreciate you.

I try to stay away from diagnosing personalities and stick to what we can actually see and verify.

Because the behaviour is enough on its own.

When the same patterns keep showing up...

repeat it, dismiss pushback, clip it, amplify it...

that’s what matters.

If people can recognize the strategy, they don’t need labels.

They can make up their own minds based on what’s right in front of them 👍

Patsy Rideout's avatar

Thanks Fred, great post! As for PP & his false rhetoric, I have never believed anything that comes forth from his mouth, same as orangeball, regurgitating it all over & over is a fail, at least with me, once an idiot always an idiot is my personal way of thinking! Now we have a third person using the same playbook, in Alberta! Seems like she's gonna rig her votes same as trumpie. Grrrrrr

Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)'s avatar

Patsy... I hear the frustration, no question.

But once it turns into “they’re all idiots,” we lose the edge that actually matters...

being able to spot what’s off and explain why.

That’s the part that cuts through.

There are patterns showing up across different politicians... same messaging style, same repetition, same clip strategy...

and that’s what I’m trying to highlight.

If people can recognize the playbook, they don’t have to agree with me…

they can see it for themselves.

And once you see it, it’s a lot harder to get played 👍

Patsy Rideout's avatar

I agree with you Fred, once we see these things, it can't be UNseen, & make sure we don't forget it!

Freedom350's avatar

It’s not his playbook, it’s Trump’s. PP has never had an original thought in his life.

Patsy Rideout's avatar

Hahaha, gotta love that thought!

Don Wilson's avatar

We need to follow the welsh. Get rid of any politicians who are lying 😠

Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)'s avatar

Don... I get the frustration.

But it’s not as simple as “kick out the liars,” because politics would be an empty room pretty fast.

The real lever isn’t a one-time purge… it’s pressure.

Ask better questions.

Demand receipts.

Reward the ones who actually answer straight... and stop sharing the clips that don’t.

That’s how you change behaviour over time.

Otherwise it just turns into musical chairs… same game, different faces 👍

Joanna Crandell's avatar

Please keep on giving us the truth, Fred. Between Trump and PP, we need facts reinforced every day. And this will get worse the closer we get to the CUSMA decision date. Personally, I will buckle up and only listen to Mr. Carney.

Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)'s avatar

Joanna... I appreciate that.

But I’ll be straight with you…

don’t swap one echo chamber for another.

Nobody... including Mark Carney... should get a free pass without scrutiny.

What I’m trying to do here isn’t tell people who to trust… it’s show them how to think through what they’re seeing.

Because the real danger isn’t one politician.

It’s when we stop checking any of them.

That’s when the game gets easy for everyone at the top 👍