During the 2020 Presidential election, President
Trump had nicknamed his rival Biden as Sleepy Joe.
Noted cartoonist and author Scott
Adams coined the term linguistic kill shot. Where the attacker highlights the weakness of the
target by branding him with a terse and unique combination of catchy words that
are also funny.
It is also important that the words
are constantly repeated to create a lasting impression across the board. The
goal is to alter the perception of the target irrevocably.
President Trump has successfully used
this tool or persuasion to alter perceptions of the likes of Jeb Bush who was branded 'low energy'.
His nickname Crooked Hillary helped cement
the perception against Hillary Clinton of a mendacious, phony, self-serving, and corrupt career politician.
Sleepy Joe was a euphemism for a man
whose cognitive abilities were rapidly declining. It may not have worked as effectively as it should have during the 2020 elections because Joe spent most of his time hiding in his basement.
But it was literally proved true when Biden appeared to have fallen asleep during his
meeting with the new Israeli leader Naftali Bennett back
in September.
Yesterday, Biden once again proved President
Trump’s nickname to be prophetic when he appeared to doze off while listening
to celebrated
black gay South
African activist, humanitarian, and public intellectual. Eddie Ndopu.
Ndopu was in the process of warning his
audience that Global warming may prevent “our ability to grow food and even to
survive.”
Biden’s eyelids drooped for the long
spell as Ndopu, said, “I call on you to commit to concrete
actions to stop the destruction of this magnificent planet.”
The clip was shared on
Twitter by Washington Post reporter Zach Brown with the
caption, “Biden appears to fall asleep during COP26 opening speeches.”
It is nothing short of astounding that a Washington Post reporter shared a clip that made his boss Joe Biden look bad. We must all worry about the career prospects of Mr. Brown. This is another example of how people get carried away on social media and forget what is good for them.
Perhaps Biden was resting his eyes like
Sherlock Holmes often did when Holmes wanted his attention undivided because he was presented with a case compelling. Holmes didn’t want the visuals before his eyes to
distract him.
Perhaps it was jetlag, we have all
experienced this when we travel to countries in a different time zone. Our
sleep routine is disturbed and we find ourselves nodding off during the day.
While it is amusing to watch a leader
fall asleep at a conference about issues he claims to take very seriously. It
can happen to the best among us.
However, what is serious is the
myriad catastrophes that Biden is presiding over.
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