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fickell
fickell by PaulieDontMoveFast January 6, 2014
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Norman Finkelstein
One of the most intelligent political critics in the USA. Due to his outspoken style and controversial opinions he has been ostracized in political discussion as well as in his profession. Despite being a Jew, he has been labelled as an anti-semite by many for his criticism of Israel.
See also: Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn.
See also: Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn.
Norman Finkelstein's assertion of the existence of a Holocaust Industry has caused a great amount of controversy.
Norman Finkelstein by Servant Of Progress December 11, 2004
Finkelthink
The modern school of political strategy which holds that, despite conventional belief to the contrary, very few elections are won by convincing supporters of other parties or candidates to support your candidate instead. Finkelthink doctrine holds that - in the modern world - voters' minds are already made up by the time an election begins. The trick instead is /to discourage supporters of your opponent from voting at all/.
To do this, a candidate must run a highly personalized negative campaign against the opponent: don’t demonize the party, demonize the candidate. People can be made to hate individuals more easily than institutions (and also with far more animus).
Facts matter little in the Finkelthink model. If some perceptual flaw on an opponent's part can be readily identified, then it can also be magnified by suggestion to catastrophic proportions. Even a 'bad' candidate may win a race handily if - once the unthinking masses have been finkeled with -- his opponent appears prohibitively worse by comparison.
Core principles of Finkelthink:
(1) 80% of the public doesn’t care about the news
(2) Perception, not content, is what matters most to mid-wit viewers
(3) The right 30-second soundbite can manipulate millions to your side (that is, away from the side of your opponent)
Carried out to a sufficient level, Finkelthink and its analogues can transform an apparent buffoon into the next Leader of the Free World.
To do this, a candidate must run a highly personalized negative campaign against the opponent: don’t demonize the party, demonize the candidate. People can be made to hate individuals more easily than institutions (and also with far more animus).
Facts matter little in the Finkelthink model. If some perceptual flaw on an opponent's part can be readily identified, then it can also be magnified by suggestion to catastrophic proportions. Even a 'bad' candidate may win a race handily if - once the unthinking masses have been finkeled with -- his opponent appears prohibitively worse by comparison.
Core principles of Finkelthink:
(1) 80% of the public doesn’t care about the news
(2) Perception, not content, is what matters most to mid-wit viewers
(3) The right 30-second soundbite can manipulate millions to your side (that is, away from the side of your opponent)
Carried out to a sufficient level, Finkelthink and its analogues can transform an apparent buffoon into the next Leader of the Free World.
"Once the Trump campaign was able to convincingly associate Hillary and her staff with corruption, Finkelthink took care of the rest."
Finkelthink by prevailingwest September 30, 2021
Hanging out with Howard Finkel
Hanging out with Howard Finkel by FredFlintstoned January 15, 2019
Mr Finkelstein
A shitty teacher that taught 5th grade science at davis elementary known best for his slanted nose, crackled voice, spit flying everywhere when he talked, and jerking off in class. He would also put all the big chest girls close to his desk
Mr Finkelstein by FuckMeInTheAssFather October 29, 2019
fincel
The financial version of an "incel" (involuntarily celibate, sexually frustrated). A typical fincel suffers from economic illiteracy, which results in poor career and life planning decisions that lead to a life of poor financial health. This financial dissatisfaction is often a combination of a college degree that is not marketable, large amounts of student debt, etc. Like incels, a fincel often turns to extremist political/social views that involve harming those that are economically literate and financially stable. Fincels resent society.
Jim: hey whatever happened to Tony? He was excited to graduate with an art history degree.
Scott: Tony lives at home still and works as an Uber driver and sometimes bar tends. He's evolved to a bitter fincel and hates successful people.
Scott: Tony lives at home still and works as an Uber driver and sometimes bar tends. He's evolved to a bitter fincel and hates successful people.
fincel by Eddie Quesadilla April 20, 2019
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Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
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