TRUTH from Slate - "Everything Feels Like It Happened Forever Ago"

[NRaleighLiberal]

This article captures what's going on very well.

By Ben Mathis-Lilley

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/05/19/trump_has_caused_time_to_dilate.html

Donald Trump is committing gaffes and/or light treason with such preposterous frequency that even well-respected and extremely knowledgeable public intellectuals like myself are having trouble remembering everything that's going on. Time is dilating, just like Einstein said it could, as each moment is filled with more and more Trump news. Everything feels like it happened forever ago. For instance:

News broke that Trump told Russia's foreign minister and ambassador that James Comey was a "nut job" and that a current White House official is a "person of interest" in the Russia-Trump campaign collusion investigation.

Actually happened: Like 20 minutes ago.

Feels like it happened: This one still feels fresh.

Roger Ailes died.

Actually happened: Yesterday.

Feels like it happened: Wednesday.

News broke that Trump had told former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who has been asked to testify before Congress about the Russia investigation, to "stay strong."

Actually happened: Yesterday morning.

Feels like it happened: Tuesday night.

News broke that Flynn had rejected a plan to seize ISIS' capital, Raqqa, that perhaps not coincidentally would have alienated the government of Turkey, which paid Flynn more than $500,000 last year through an intermediary.

Actually happened: Wednesday night.

Feels like it happened: Tuesday morning.


snip - much more. well worth reading.

[First Speaker]

1. WTF is "light treason"...?

...just some sort of schoolboy prank, nothing to take too seriously? I guess we now have two kinds--Heavy Treason, and Light Treason...The Charge of the Light Treason Brigade, anyone?

[procon]

2. Something like a "light pregnancy"?

If the author is too much of a wuss to even type the word "TREASON", the rest of his words are probably just as wishy washy.

[Control-Z]

3. After reading "light treason"

my mind was unable to absord another word. Should have written, "stop reading here". It would have been the polite thing to do.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. I read it as tongue in cheek sarcasm - check the whole article.