Saturday, October 13, 2012

Three Big Myths Right-Wing Propagandists Are Spreading to Frame the 2012 Election | Alternet

Three Big Myths Right-Wing Propagandists Are Spreading to Frame the 2012 Election | Alternet
"During the past several years, a mess of plutocratic myths has been growing like kudzu across our political landscape. This aggressive ideological vine has crept from place to place, incrementally covering over the vital spirit of egalitarianism that defines us as Americans and unites us as a society. Deliberately planted and nurtured by various Koch-funded front groups, these invasive myths (let's dare call them lies) have been spread by assorted Ayn-Randian acolytes, advancing the anti-democratic notion that corporations and the wealthy are America's most able, virtuous, and deserving citizens."