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Comparison:

. . . she pulled the pin and handed Donald Trump the grenade.

Lisa Murkowski saw the fire, saved her backyard, and let the rest of the neighborhood burn.

[ a vote by a Senator and subsequent rationale for the vote] . . . cruelty dressed up as competence, austerity in a fleece vest.”

Fear and Loathing: Closer to the Edge offers a potent, telling FB post; therein we find several semi-regular stealth metaphors (e.g., ". . . tipped the scale.” “. . . pushed it across the finish line.” ". . . bandaid.") On the other hand Closer to the Edge presents at least three metaphors with more ooomph seen above. Such claims and expressions give voice and evaluation to observed political decisions deemed outrageous. Have you ever been tempted to use the grenade metaphor? Does the interaction described give it more focus?

Context:

“. . . she pulled the pin and handed Donald Trump the grenade.”

". . . tipped the scale.” “. . . pushed it across the finish line.” ". . . bandaid."

“. . . cruelty dressed up as competence, austerity in a fleece vest.”

“Lisa Murkowski didn’t vote to save the country. She voted to triage it — and Alaska got the bandaid.”

“Lisa Murkowski saw the fire, saved her backyard, and let the rest of the neighborhood burn.”

Citation:

Fear and Loathing: Closer to the Edge. “Americans Against The Lies And Liars Of Donald Trump. “ FB: Post 01 July 2025. Web

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