[ by Charles Cameron — compare & contrast is a very basic mental practice, and one I’d like to sharpen into the cognitive tool or mental app I term DoubleQuotes ]
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This may well be the most significant DoubleTweet of the day — the very fact of its doubleness placing the issue into the category of Who Knows?
“@washingtonpost: Clinton and Trump will soon receive classified briefings. Here’s how that works. https://t.co/5SyBMa6Y5J”
— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) July 29, 2016
“@McClatchyDC: GOP and Democratic leaders want to withhold intelligence briefings from Clinton and Trump https://t.co/PjcDQIJp5F”
— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) July 29, 2016
— both tweets, as you see, come to us courtesy of Mike Walker, former acting SecArmy & deputy FEMA director — and since this is Friday, let me say #FF him at @New_Narrative.
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A French-language DQ worthy of note and our support:
Céder à la panique = tomber dans le piège des terroristes, alimentant leur propag, accroissant leur force d'attractº https://t.co/Fw03UV7Hmg
— Jean-Charles Brisard (@JcBrisard) July 29, 2016
We no longer publish terrorists' claims, images of their propaganda or their photos, @lemondefr says. J'approuve. https://t.co/fWdiblVApN
— Rob Pegoraro (@robpegoraro) July 29, 2016
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A Trump trumps Trump DQ:
To be in charge, you have to take responsibility, you have to instill confidence. It’s like being a conductor–set the tempo.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2013
Trump to NYT after Democratic convention w/higher ratings, production values: "I didn’t produce our show. I just showed up for final speech"
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 29, 2016
— hat-tip to @pourmecoffee.
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Another Trump on Trump, this one caught by Adam Serwer:
Mike Bloomberg is doing a great job as Mayor of New York City. Ray Kelly is a great Police Commissioner. @MikeBloomberg
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2012
"Little" Michael Bloomberg, who never had the guts to run for president, knows nothing about me. His last term as Mayor was a disaster!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
FWIW, I’m sure there are Clinton on Clinton DoubleTweets too..
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An entire, detailed NYT comparison between the two election campaigns demonstrates the power of extended compare and contrast thinking, aided and abetted by the graphical ease of digital capture and analysis —
— but you’ll need to click through and read it to get the full effect.
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And while we’re on the subject of patterns, here’s a great Chekhov quote, which I got via Jessie Daniels:
"My first act of free will shall be to believe in free will." -William James
— ?? (@Shibumizo) July 24, 2016
A fine use of the ouroboric form to hammer home the significance of an observation — and also a powerful contemporary creation myth!
