The Big Lie

Faced with the fact that Donald Trump has yet to lay the first brick of his promised border wall - the president and his campaign have started relying upon the calculated tactic of linguistic hocus-pocus.  Namely, assertively wishing the wall into existence. 

The recent campaign rally in El Paso showcased the rollout. The crowd in attendance was chanting - "Build the wall!  Build the wall!"   To which the President artfully broke the 8th Commandment with his response - “Now, you really mean, ‘Finish that wall,’ because we’ve built a lot of it.”   

The rally also featured ginormous placards with the words “Finish the Wall” evidence of the Trump campaign’s decision to convince his believers that the unbuilt, imaginary, make-believe and fictional wall is already real. 

Reuters

 

Without getting too clinical about the mass psychology of this spectacle it is all quite fascinating to witness unfolding.  

A fantasy that doesn’t exist is accepted by the masses so it can become a belief.  Clever.  

If you will excuse me – I have to make more popcorn......