Legerdemain
Everything is literally out of hand.
In Middle French, the means by which people could distract those around them from what was really happening through fast fingered “tricks,” literally light of hand- was called leger de main.
Per the Merriam-Webster, legerdemain used in a sentence looks a bit like this: “The illusionist’s show is an entertaining blend of legerdemain and over-the-top showmanship.”
Remind you of anyone?
Just not “entertaining?” Substitute instead here “depraved.” And showmanship? Drop in “inflicting unimaginable cruelty on so many.”
Legerdemain used in another sentence from Merriam-Webster: “National Review covered the legerdemain used by Stalin and then again by Putin to fuel their rise to power.”
Getting warmer.
All as the Master Distractor of American fools:
watches his poll numbers decline
falls out (or fakes a fall-out) with fellow evil do-er Elon
worries his Big Beautiful Bill is flailing
notices Americans are outraged, as his unmarked paid goons/professional bounty hunters “disappear” people before our eyes
felt “un-adored” at The G7. The smart, cool kids disparaged him in plain sight, and so he left early and in an angry huff.
suffers humiliation that his Army-themed Birthday Parade was an obvious public flop
feels angry that millions and millions of Americans turned out the same day across the U.S. (and abroad) to protest
I mean, what’s a Dictator on the rise to do?
Well, perhaps, channel a role model who started World War II, after flunking out of art school?
Different days, similar ways.
So when Israel’s own troublemaker “Bibi” strongly encourages you distract- by unleashing your inner frustrations on the entire civilized world- what do you do? Take the bait of course! Why? To save face at home in the U.S. by shouting “look over here!”, and then bombing the country of Iran.
In the lead-up to said bombing,
published her thoughts four days before Trump staged his show by invading Iran: “The Trump/Bibi Duet” on Fresh Hell. Trump is no Churchill. He’s all about isolated moments of adrenaline and prime-time buzz, not the pondering of meaningful foreign policy.The sins of our children’s fathers and mothers are now delivered daily (hourly!) upon us here in the U.S., and the humanly decent around the world are ashamed for us.
Time to wake up 77 million Americans who voted for this in November 2024. To publicly acknowledge that you are the fool who has been stupidly- and willingly- played by an evil fraudster.
“Legerdemain.”
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