Begin by reading The Handbook of Political Fallacies, by the
Enlightenment philosopher, Jeremy Bentham, it is a lucid treatise on the Art of Our Governing;
a guide that I am sure Donald Trump has had read to him, chapter and verse, as a child.
Following is a brief excerpt from the Handbook which describes the methodologies of our current ruling class and names those fallacies that are being employed to help unravel our national fabric, and put our nation at serious risk at the behest of pernicious leaders and their enablers. I cannot recommend strongly
enough that this book be found, dusted-off, and read closely and widely.
"First, the fallacies of authority, including
laudatory personalities, the subject-matter of which is authority in various
shapes, and the object to repress, on the grounds of the weight of such
authority, all exercise of the reasoning faculty.
"Secondly, the fallacies of danger, including
vituperative personalities, the subject-matter of which is the suggestion of
danger in various shapes, and the object to repress altogether, on the ground
of such danger, the discussion of a proposed measure.
"Thirdly, the fallacies of delay, the subject-matter
of which is the assigning of reasons for delay in various shapes, and the
object, to postpone such discussion, with a view to eluding it altogether.
"Fourthly, the fallacies of confusion, the
subject-matter of which consists chiefly of vague and indefinite generalities,
while the object is to produce, when discussion can no longer be avoided, such
confusion in the minds of the hearers as to incapacitate them for forming a
correct judgment on the question at issue."
