Tag Archives: Noble Lie

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

How do Lies Become Accepted as Fact? Please Don’t Help!

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Andy Hailey

The professional messengers of Nazi Germany and the Republican Party know there are two key factors for turning a lie into accepted fact over the long term: – Exaggerate the situation or issue beyond the pale – Get everyone on … Continue reading →

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Contested Concepts – The “O” Word

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Andy Hailey

The following quote is from a blog posting by Marc Farinella : “Two final points from Lakoff; here’s the first: Don’t be fooled by contested concepts,which are abstract ideals such as fairness, justice, caring, equality, and liberty that appear to … Continue reading →

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Destroying America’s Soul – The Devil’s Budget

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Andy Hailey

In his latest article, George Lakoff discusses how The Devils Budget proposed by the opponents to President Obama will eventually destroy the soul of our democracy by defunding all of its Public infrastructure: public protection, public empowerment, public education, public … Continue reading →

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Our Empathy and Education Deficits – Nurtured by Right-wing Authoritarians, But Beatable

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Andy Hailey

The two deficits, their causes, and solutions summarized below from writings by former Senator Barack Obama and Professor Henry Giroux, author of many books including Zombie Politics and Casino Capitalism, are much more critical to America’s future than the deficit … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/blog/2012/06/22/the-real-reason-conservatives-always-win/" target="_blank" title="When two groups compete, the one with the most social cohesion wins in the long run.">The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win</a>
  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="http://empathiccivilization.com/" target="_blank" title="The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis">The Empathic Civilization</a>
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Fear Mongering Over Debt and Deficits – It’s Happened Before, Why Then, Why Now?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Andy Hailey

Why are we, as a nation, no longer expressing concern about the employment deficit? Because the media and the politicians are all fear mongering about deficit spending, the national debt, and terminating state employees and/or their benefits to fix their … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/the-republican-strategy_b_825206.html"they hope to deflect attention from the increasing share of total income and wealth going to the richest 1 percent while the jobs and wages of everyone else languises>The Republican Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/20/AR2011022002480.html" target="_blank" title="Washington is acting as if the only real problem the United States confronts is the budget deficit">The Tea Party is winning</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-lakoff/what-conservatives-really_b_825504.html" target="_blank" title="Conservatives believe in individual responsibility alone, not social responsibility.">What Conservatives Really Want</a>, <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/deficit-crisis-mongers-go-deep-end-1353168534" title="The real bottom line is whether the country will allow the deficit hawks to scare us into a deal that we would never make under normal circumstances. " target="_blank">The Deficit Crisis Mongers Go Off the Deep End</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/saving-planet-or-fixing-debt-1352562807" title="Imagine Japan attacked at Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 and our political leaders responded by debating the best way to deal with the deficits projected for 1960." target="_blank">Saving the Planet or Fixing the Debt</a>, <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12728-embrace-the-fiscal-cliff" title="... latest disinformation put out by people who agree with Grover Norquist that the real goal of politics should always and everywhere be to reduce taxes and shrink the size of government" target="_blank">Embrace the Fiscal Cliff</a>
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Social Dominance Authoritarians – Rule By Fearful Fantasies

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Andy Hailey

In 2006, John Dean wrote this about neoconservatives in his book Conservatives Without Conscience: Neoconservatives are a relatively small group of social dominance authoritarians, with significant, if not disproportionate, influence. Dean also stated that, “Neoconservatism first surfaced in the public … Continue reading →

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RWA Lies Got Us Into Iraq, Killed ACORN, and Almost Killed Health Care Reform – Guess What’s Next

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Andy Hailey

Fearmongering and Noble Lies are primary tools for the right-wing authoritarians (RWA). Just think back to last year and all the RWA fearmongering and lies about health care and how it barely became law. It wasn’t so much about the … Continue reading →

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The Changing Nature of Right-wing Authoritarian Lies – Then and Now

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Andy Hailey

One of the tools used by the right-wing authoritarian (RWA) or “Conservatives Without Conscience” (CWC) leaders (Rep. Senators, Dick Arm…, Rush Lim…, Glenn Be.., Bill O’…, Newt Ging…, Michele Bach…, Sharron Ang…, Ann Coul…,) is the Noble Lie. These lies … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-rodda/no-mr-beck-congress-did-n_b_598698.html" target="_blank" title="I've addressed this Aitken Bible lie many times before">No, Mr. Beck, Congress Did Not Print a Bible for the Use of Schools</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-rodda/no-mr-beck-john-adams-did_b_608570.html" target="_blank" title="On Beck's show, Barton also incorporated his other lie about this letter">No, Mr. Beck, John Adams Did Not Think Governments Must Be Administered by the Holy Ghost</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-rodda/no-mr-beck-jefferson-did_b_622122.html" target="_blank" title="I'm going to take on another of pseudo-historian David Barton's favorite lies">No, Mr. Beck, Jefferson Did Not Date His Documents 'In the Year of Our Lord Christ'</a>
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Do You Still Beat Your Spouse? – Push Polls, Lies, and Fear Mongering by CWCs

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Andy Hailey

You’ve heard the question before – Do you still beat your spouse? – and there is no answer that doesn’t imply a negative. Well, polls being sent out by the ‘leaders’ described in Conservatives Without Conscience (CWC) to their fearful … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxNhOBemsic" target="_blank" title="Interview about The Healing of America">T. R. Reid on C-SPAN</a>
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The Ultimate Neocon Noble Lie – The Left is The Far Right

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Andy Hailey

Another Neocon Noble Lie: As discussed throughout this blog, the philosophy of the neocons includes preemptive invasions to stop imaginary holocausts, manufacturing external threats (fear mongering about Iraq(?), North Korea(?), Iran(?) etc.) as needed and noble lies. All this to … Continue reading →

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