Remember the days when Newsweek was a respected weekly magazine featuring excellent news and interesting material? Well, there’s a reason that it sold for $1 with clickbait insanity like this (via Twitchy)
How murderer Charles Manson and President Donald Trump used similar language to gain followers https://t.co/SWNeoff4vY pic.twitter.com/pBPeHLXqAG
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 20, 2017
From the deranged article
According to psychoanalyst Mark Smaller, past president of the American Psychoanalytic Association, part of Manson’s power lay in the type of language he used. Notably, Manson was able to speak in a way that engaged those who felt marginalized or alienated.
“A charismatic leader knows how to speak to people in a way that will emotionally engage those people,†Smaller told Newsweek.
Smaller is clear that he does not believe President Donald Trump is similar to the convicted killer, or that their followers have any shared beliefs or characteristics, but he did say we can look to the current president to see how language is used to form a bond with followers.
“Our current president speaks in an emotional or affective way to large numbers of people in our country who feel a kind of alienation or disconnection from the government,†he said. “They feel very responded to and become his political base.â€
It’s like the few writers left at Newsweek got together after Manson finally died (should have been executed decades ago) and said “say, how can we make this about Trump?” and Melissa Matthews went “I’ve got it!”
Yes. Both were known to often use the words "hello" and "it". Clearly peas in a pod.
You guys wonder how he gets away with his accusations of "fake news"?
Its when you put out trash stories like this.
Truly Trump deranged. https://t.co/mQj5pirpvC
— Cory Morgan (@CoryBMorgan) November 20, 2017
Of course, how many people actually read Newsweek? Not a lot.
Crossed at Right Wing News.
