I received an email today from Paul Ryan with the subject line of “Rigged”. This must be a buzz word, invented by President Donald Trump (he claims to invent lots of words, case you didn’t know that. ) Actually, there was one word or phrase he did invent, “Bush original”, but I digress. the word rigged has become a buzzword as it was used to get peoples attention, appeal to their base emotions. Americans have a sense that life should be fair, so when they repeatedly hear a word like “rigged”, it hits the part of the brain that stirs a reaction. So the word rigged has become a word to alert the senses and try and provoke people to listen. In any case, the email ended up being about the tax plan. Speaker Ryan, I will listen to your email when you increase taxes on the top 1 percent and cut out loop holes for wealthy corporations.
© 2026 – SoulSequel
8 responses to “what sounds right, but is soooo wrong?”
If a word can evoke an animal reaction that then goes on to control the person, the higher Humanities are negated.
Things like reason intellect and self-control.
Someone habit9 using words for this purpose (or authorizing it in their name), reveals a lot about themselves: and most of it not good.
If it is someone who is supposed to be a leader, I will often drop them in email (or a registered letter for extra clout) and remind them of what a low tactic it is.
I will remind them that if what they say appeals to logic reason or the higher humanities, they will not have to resort to Beast tactics of triggering the feelings.
I will ask them if a leader cannot rise above the lowest aspects of human nature, why should the people bother to rise to anything higher?
And I will remind them of the next election cycle, and point out that this may color my vote.
Imagine how our leaders would have to change for the sake of their own self-preservation, if enough voters reminded them there were intelligent beings out here and not just grunting animals with protest signs!
Minimum wage laws.
@Weenis not following/ are you saying there should be minimum wage laws or no?
@Scarlett
Your question was, “What sounds right but is soooo wrong?”
My answer was, “Minimum wage laws.”
So what I’m saying is, “Minimum wage laws sound right but is soooo wrong.”
“Enhanced interrogation”
@yin Mmmm, actually, this is a good thing. Torture works, has obtained vital information, and has saved many lives.
For thousands of years mankind has tortured the enemy to successfully gain information. You’re telling me that now, after we’ve been established on a foundation built on torture, we should suddenly stop?
@Weenis Also gives false information and is just morally wrong anyway. It’s also illegal. Yes, we should stop.
@yin
It might give false information at times, but it has been proven to give correct information at times. And given the loss of allied life with false information is minimal, and the saving of allied life with correct information is great, then the risk vs reward is 100% mitigated.
I think it’s morally wrong for our allies to die. I have no moral or ethical reservations about torturing an enemy. I also have no ethical reservations with killing an enemy, which, in the long run, seems to be infinitely more impactful to the enemy in question.
It’s outlawed via the Geneva Convention, which is stupid and asinine, and no one should follow. Here’s an example: Police in America use Hollowpoint Bullets because they’re effective at stopping threats and they’re safer for innocent bystanders. Hollowpoint bullets are banned by the Geneva Convention. So here in America, Law Enforcement Officers are rightly able to use hollowpoint bullets, while our military isn’t.
Sense, it makes none.