Rally Cries Are Now Soundless

Trump Rally in US yesterday, framing 'staged' arm gestures core MAGA followers: with tks to Reuters for this B&W rendition from original color shot. H/Up @NoLieWithBTC, @gmorsephoto, @stucam7771 

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"What's the finger mean?" was a summary call for assistance. This blog is mine.

First though. I'll begin with from whence this - hand, arm gestures began. Leaving out the so-called mexican waves of soccer fan crowds which can be very noisy affairs and generally friendly performances.

Putin, Putinism, Putinist

Chanced upon a shopping mall not far away from the Russian Stadia where President Putin would make his appearance to address a huge throng of ppl within hours, there was a group of young people being drilled by professional 'party' performance personnel. They would shout, sing, and - importantly - 'salute' their own dramatic silence as others nearby took up cheering at the end of each number.

This salute comprised raising both arms straight out, hands flat, fingers extended all at the same time. Overhead, of course. Symbolism, folks. Missing at this point is the diagonal of that Z figure we would all come to know from Ukraine's assault. Heads get in the way, yeah? Well, no, not if we 'eliminate' physical obstacles, cultists decide. Do that, and its a straight line like the others, and turn this figure 90 degrees left--we get OUR Z, Zed, Zee. Whaddya think, Vlad?

Humn, the head nods, lips move, mutter: I like no noise; what do you like? We like it's not fascist, fascism--two arms not one--we do both arms--doubling down gettit. Imagine Stadia doing this, whole Stadia. No?

Do silent Z. Both arms, with headless makes no trouble. So they're doing this for me. I say in the center. Center gotta hold, fold 'em in from the outer to make bigger center, yeah. Go, do it!

And they do as they are told.

Even when they go to fight in Ukraine, and "fascist" is there, not here, not in Russia. Propaganda beats belief when you do enough of it: incessantly.

US Rally

Fingers are foremost in the US; the first finger most of all: now. A curled forefinger beside its fingers fist so very well known nowadays. OK its meaning. White supremacy, or supremicist, substance of the bearer. But so very well known is not what is wanted; nowadays. No, we gottabe closer, cultists call. Together. so.. c'mon you guys you did it before, what's next? We don't beg, we don't borrow; we steal--like always!

Forefinger--straight out, straight up--No, not like you're testing the wind--direction is our thing! We plan, we know where we're going, and who leads us. Individual-1 that's who. Like in that law case; he showed it right there.. So, your first finger points up to him, tells him you do what he says. Gettit?

They got it.

 

Defining Moments...

Bayonet Charge - common among infantry in WW1, 1914 - 18.

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I was 70+ years old before being interested enough in the Rolling Stones to even listen to one of their songs. It was from the Jumping Jack Flash album(late 50s/60s?), lyrics by Jagger and Richards. Begins:

I was born in a cross-fire hurricane

And I howled at my ma in the driving rain

An original recording, the sound was thin which led me to Aretha Franklin's version on a fun video and which I'd recommend for a fuller treatment by truly talented entertainers.

But the memorable line of song for me was:

I was crowned with a spike right thru my head

Why? Answer: sheer shock memory of mom answering my aged ten question for how dad had a disfigured face? Her back to me she said, "Bayonet. First World War."

Aged 15, I asked him, "Dad, will there be another war?"

"Not if I can help it, son. The one I served in was bad enough. At the end we found out it was Kaiser Bill's biggest blunder ever.. Y'know..that guy couldn't talk to foreigners.. anyone outside his circle. Ran off to Holland when he knew they'd lost. I don't know how we got into it; what I do know in my bones is that if he'd been taken out at the beginning there'd have been no Hitler, concentration camps, bombing cities, mass killings..

Crossfire Hurricane was the code-name of an FBI operation in 2016/17. It was alluded to by a Public Interest Law professor at GWU for a report about the FBI, including recommendations as to its operational processes. Mention I suspected to 'backdrop' FBI processing today vis a vis their warranted search at Mar a Lago. Then, well, mischievousness to spur students is another possibility..

Several contributions on this topic shall be forthcoming over next fortnight, and then I'll embark on my original purpose for this blog..

U.S. Title 18: 1924 violation

From memory(NPR post ~2012/13)  I'm pretty sure that General David Petraeus, who violated the above code and pled guilty to one count before negotiating a lesser fine and resigning leadership CIA, is both an illuminating parallel to former President Trump's recent behavior and likely risks involved as to material transported from the White House to his property in Florida.

Trump's legal team, if not also himself, would be aware of this case. Perhaps unaware, however, of the legal concept mens rea, which can only worsen the longer this drags out.

That we, the people find it unsatisfactory will come to bear down in whatever course is forced upon them.

Applaud, please do, the latest action of Attorney General M. Garland in asking the appropriate authority to grant unsealing of DoJ's search warrant and receipted inventory.

Matters which POTUS 45(himself and/or legal team) have elected not to mention in their gross appeals to American populism and politicians. Which have long been served short by TFG.

2022: Portents of change at last..

The pace of change has certainly moved up in 2022; in multiple respects this change has been of late. And for me personally - the year I found myself as I put it to those who have spotted the difference and ask -  predominantly culture/cultural aspects are both welcome and unwelcome.

And certainly worth expressing Of, by and for others.

So I'd like to do that here.

First up: signs, flags and signals.. coming soon.