Trump’s Freudian Slips

This is a Letter to the Editor of the Santa Cruz Sentinel that was written by Laina Farhat-Holzman on July 16th, 2016.  I am posting it here because as an educator, I believe that words have meaning, and that we should use them with care.

Listening to Donald Trump’s latest speech (introducing his VP candidate), I was struck by how many times he used the words “incredible” and “unbelievable.”  In context, he meant “terrific” or “wonderful.” But as a Freudian Slip, he was telling us that everything he was saying was “not credible” and “not to be believed.”

Also, repeating the mantra: “to tell the truth,” and “in all honesty” really means “I don’t usually tell the truth” and “I am less than honest.”

Believe the sub-text.