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Sunday, March 28. 2010

Inventing a myth

In the wake of Obamacare, the MSM has been busy this week reinventing a partisan myth - the myth that Conservatives and "regular Americans" are violent, white, chronically angry, racist, homophobic, greedy, selfish, mouth-breathing troglodytes.


Shrinks know all about myth creation, because most peoples' life stories are personal myths. These political myths, however, are deliberately constructed, mass ad hominen smears on millions - including me. I do not mind non-violent political anger at all, but I do mind smears.


Just a few posts on the recent propaganda I noticed today:


- The Washington Post Reminds You, All Criticism of the President Is Racist


- Powerline: More Thoughts On Liberal Political Violence


- "Dozens" show up at Nevada Tea Party


 - Jammie: Frank Rich Loses Me at Kristallnacht

Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Politics, Psychology, and Dr. Bliss at 16:21 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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The Other McCain! Tea Party With Sarah Palin: Scenes from the Showdown in Searchlight, Nev. Bumped and Updated! Tea Party Express III: Fear and Loathing — and Ann Coulter! — in Las Vegas No body wants to admit it, but the American good nature has been abused. Tere is, in fact, a low-intensity ideological conflict underway. Michael Graham needs to awaken to the possibility that there is high-level funding, coordination, and an agenda at work, and not just simple ignorance on the part of the media gatekeepers. (Video) Smitty All Criticism of this President is Racist Alisnkyian: Rub the Sores...
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Thanks for this post, Dr. Bliss. I shared it on my Facebook page, where I find I am becoming increasingly outspoken about this MSM nonsense and politics in general. Unfortunately, all of two people will probably ever read it there, but even if only one liberal's eyes are opened to what's going on, it will have been worth it.
#1 Elizabeth Crain on 2010-03-29 00:18 (Reply)
Lamestream media, although they're broke and boring, are still adept at setting up what we all discuss. It's such a shame that those wealthy ideologues aren't going down fast enough.
#2 Philanthropist on 2010-03-29 03:54 (Reply)
Notice how they keep focusing on Boehner's skin color?
#3 B Moe on 2010-03-29 05:52 (Reply)
Frank Rich, et. al. are working themselves up to the full-on hate they need to pull an FDR, after which they ship the Xians, the Juice, the Rethuglicans, and all the rest of their cute misspellings off to the FDR camps.
#4 tehag on 2010-03-29 07:53 (Reply)
I agree with you about the smears. Sticks and stones may break my bones but after a while names p##s me off.
#5 straight8 on 2010-03-29 09:25 (Reply)
As defenders of the faith, what options do the MSM have anyway? Truth? God forbid! They are the government's news agency after all.
#6 Thalpy on 2010-03-29 11:56 (Reply)

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