Shiboleth, gaslighting, and the way back machine

There is an old bible story on how enemy soldiers trying to infiltrate Jewish lines were identified when they were asked to say the word Shiboleth. LINK

The purpose of a shibboleth is exclusionary as much as inclusionary: A person whose way of speaking violates a shibboleth is identified as an outsider and thereby excluded by the group.

this word is used in reference to how one pronounces a word, but subtle cultural differences also can be used to identify a person's background: Subtle things like how far away they stand when they talk to you, or how they hold their knife and fork.

in reference to Trumpieboy, one might say the elites quickly dismissed him as an "outsider" by his Queens accent: a subtle thing that might not be noticed for those who live outside the USA. Queens is a New York Borough where the middle class and working class live: in contrast to parts of Manhattan where the elites live.

Yet interestingly, although Trumpieboy talks like a New York City construction worker, he always dresses in expensive suits with a tie..

 Note this photo from a Time magazine article from 2016 but the photo is from 1980 showing him at the demolition site where he planned to build Trump tower:

Trump has been known in the USA for 30 years, mainly in tabloids and then on TV. But he always dresses immaculately in expensive suits.

So when it came to the Steele dossier, the inclusion of "peepee" allegations was unbelievable: because as Trump insisted: He has a fetish for being clean.

and if this allegation was obviously made up, why should anyone have trusted the rest of the dossier?

so why didn't the press notice this?

uh, maybe because they are biased. Or maybe it's because the press lacks diversity of background, religion, and political opinion?

So now the entire fantasy has been destroyed by the Muller report: 

The full Muller report is not available officially (or as Diplomad 2.0 blog observes: Now, of course, only a handful of people have seen the full report, well, if you don't count the 13,567 Russian, Romanian, Chinese, Iranian, and Israeli hackers--and Julian Assange--who have it . . .) and it's not yet on the Pirate Bay, but you can read the official summary HERE.

Instapundit links to lots of stories about what could very well be a conspiracy to remove the president by the opposition party using federal law enforcement. And it looks like they will not stop but will double down on their effort.

Well that's politics: And why most Americans despise politicians who put political power and personal wealth above the good of the country.

see my earlier post about gaslighting: expect the press and the Democrats to quickly start changing the story and saying: Who do you believe? Me or your lying eyes?

the main problem? With the internet, all you have to do is google and voila, you have the older story as published. (and don't forget about the Wayback machine).