Posted on 12/07/2016 8:52:41 PM PST by bobk3
One might understand this best in terms of John Boyds famous OODA Loop. Used by military tacticians, the Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act loop describes the cycle in which opponents operate during a fight. Whoever can cycle more quickly gains the initiative and controls the fight. Whoever cycles more slowly remains off-balance, constantly having to re-observe and re-orient to circumstances dictated by the enemy.
The media cycles more slowly. Trump retains initiative by constantly feeding their hysteria and confusion with a steady diet of controversial tweets. Each new tweet grabs their attention and they restart the process. Like clockwork, every 24 to 48 hours, just as the hysteria is winding down, Trump releases a new comment to spool the media back up. And all the while Trump is moving on.
With their heads spinning, Trumps opponents cannot see what they themselves are doing. The media cannot avoid talking about Trump all of the time, and each tweet drives a wedge between them and the American people.
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Good analysis, Pete.
Wouldn’t that be marvelous... Good idea! Hope it happens.
I used to love reading the Sunday version of the local Commie rag, and would still do so, but hey - they're Commies. They've convinced me that capitalism is evil, and I agree, so I don't buy their product. /sarc
Trump has the laser pointer, the media are the ducks.
One minute video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJGnkZwEDJ8
Rofl, how appropriate! Thanks for sharing :)
Most in the media lack the skill to lie convincingly.
By going to Twitter, Trump sets them on notice that he can call their bluff... their lie ... anytime he chooses.
Trump sees the media’s increasingly smaller headlights in his rearview mirror...while the media watches Trump’s taillights leaving them in the dust.
It’s a beautiful thing to see their relevance shrinking day by day!
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