Day 1,973: con man, slash, detonate, orthodoxy
In 2017 Elon Musk branded Donald Trump a “con man” and “one of the world’s best bullshitters”.
The alliance of the world’s leading politician and its richest man creates a concentration of power both want to use to explosive effect: to slash bureaucracy, detonate liberal orthodoxies and deregulate in the name of growth.
Artwork of the day
Slash and Burn
Leon_UnderwoodDate:1950Style:ExpressionismGenre:symbolic painting
Word of the day
con man: a person who uses tricks to cheat people, esp. to get their money or possessions
slash: to cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strongmovement:
detonate: to (cause something to) explode:
orthodoxy: the generally accepted beliefs of society at a particular time:
Quote of the day
“Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool.”
― Mark Twain