Editing President Joe Bidens Cognitive Decline

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A sudden and dramatic shift took place in mainstream media coverage regarding President Joe Biden's fitness for re-election as of June, 2024, with the most abrupt shift taking place immediately after the first Presidential debate on June 27, 2024, and earlier indications that a narrative shift was taking place via the [https://archive.is/gIeuC WSJ article] published on June 5, 2024. This shift was largely driven by apparent concerns over Biden's age and cognitive abilities as the 2024 Presidential Election approached.

Since before the 2020 Presidential Election, Eric was raising concerns about Joe Biden's readily apparent cognitive decline and the more general problem that both of the 2020 presidential candidates were well into their 70s at the time of the election.

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''Joe Biden, Trump's likely opponent for perhaps the world's most demanding job, is a knarc for running when he should be retiring, given embarrassing signs of mental decline and his constant inability to remember what he is talking about from moment to moment with alarming frequency for a mere septuagenarian.''

- '''Eric Weinstein''' on [[32: J. D. Vance - American Dreams and Nightmares|The Portal Ep 032]], aired April 29, 2020
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The real, justified concern regarding President Joe Biden's cognitive fitness for reelection centered around his ability to effectively perform the demanding responsibilities of the presidency, given his advanced age and observable cognitive decline. This issue was not merely about ageism or partisan attacks; it was rooted in genuine worries about the capacity of the leader of the free world to handle complex and high-stakes situations. As the president, Biden must make quick, sound decisions, communicate effectively on the global stage, and maintain the confidence of both the American public and international allies. These roles demand a level of mental acuity that have appeared in question since before the 2020 election and have only become worse, as evidenced by his recent public appearances and debate performances.

Eric's concept of "[[Managed Reality TM|Managed Reality™️]]" and the statecraft concept of "[[Prebunked Malinformation]]" are relevant here. "Managed Reality" refers to the control and manipulation of information to shape public perception. In this case, media outlets and political allies have previously downplayed or dismissed concerns about Biden's cognitive decline to maintain a favorable narrative, essentially managing reality to align with their strategic goals. "Prebunked Malinformation," on the other hand, involves preemptively discrediting potentially damaging information by labeling it as false or malicious, often before it can gain traction. Those who raised concerns about Biden's fitness were frequently labeled as "alt-right", "far-right", etc., effectively prebunking their warnings, destroying their reputations, and marginalizing their viewpoints. This smearing, or "[[Image Cheapening]]" tactic discouraged open debate and critical examination of a legitimate issue, contributing to a sense of being censored and later gaslit when the media and political landscape suddenly shifted to acknowledge these concerns more seriously.

In essence, the mechanisms of Managed Reality and Prebunked Malinformation suppressed a critical discussion about the president's capacity to lead, potentially prioritizing political expediency over the essential duty to ensure competent and effective governance.

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==Related Pages==

* [[Abomination Ratio]]
* [[Baby-on-Cobalt]]
* [[Break-Glass-in-case-of-Emergency People]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Committee Church Committee]
* [[Communication Security Complex]]
* [[Deaths of Accountability]]
* [[Digital Wet-work]]
* [[Donald Trump]]
* [[The Distributed Idea Suppression Complex (The DISC)]]
* [[Extractive Elite]]
* [[Fact Burning]]
* [https://thebasics.guide/fud/ Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD)]
* [[Follow the Silence]]
* [[Image Cheapening]]
* [https://thebasics.guide/information-asymmetry/ Information Asymmetry]
* [[Joe Biden]]
* [[Kamala Harris]]
* [[Kayfabrication]]
* [[Knarc]]
* [[Law of Gaslighting]]
* [[The Looting Party]]
* [[Managed Reality TM]]
* [[No-Living-Heroes Theory]]
* [[Prebunked Malinformation]]
* [[Preference Falsification]]
* [[Regulated Expression]]
* [[Responsible Conspiracy Theorizing]]
* [[Seberging]]
* [[Sharp Minds vs Sharp Elbows]]
* [[Steady Hands]]
* [[The United States of Absolutely Nothing (U.S.A.N.)]]
* [[Tuskegee Principle]]
* [[Universal Institutional Betrayal]]

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