The structure of the unexpected

Politico.eu: “4. She get locked in the bad-news-bad-polls spiral and ends with a whimper, not a bang. Last time, every Hillary firewall fell (remember the super delegate firewall?) and the self-reinforcing cycle devoured her.

Oplossing 1. “Stop the news from turning bad;

Oplossing 2. “Stop the turning by moving up a level, and resolutely show the meaninglessness of the cycle, i.e. its dynamics, side effects, and arbitrary nature.

“Je geeft me een kutgevoel!

Zo’n kritische noot veronderstelt gewoonlijk de intentionaliteit van die ander, omdat de context de ervaring van het slachtoffer overheerst.