Noble Lie

Neocons will tell you what you want to hear to help them get richer while taking advantage of you.

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

The professional messengers of Nazi Germany and the Republican Party know there are two key factors for turning a lie…

6 years ago

Contested Concepts – The “O” Word

The following quote is from a blog posting by Marc Farinella : "Two final points from Lakoff; here’s the first:…

11 years ago

Destroying America’s Soul – The Devil’s Budget

In his latest article, George Lakoff discusses how The Devils Budget proposed by the opponents to President Obama will eventually…

12 years ago

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

The two deficits, their causes, and solutions summarized below from writings by former Senator Barack Obama and Professor Henry Giroux,…

12 years ago

Fear Mongering Over Debt and Deficits – It’s Happened Before, Why Then, Why Now?

Why are we, as a nation, no longer expressing concern about the employment deficit? Because the media and the politicians…

14 years ago

Social Dominance Authoritarians – Rule By Fearful Fantasies

In 2006, John Dean wrote this about neoconservatives in his book Conservatives Without Conscience: Neoconservatives are a relatively small group…

14 years ago

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

Fearmongering and Noble Lies are primary tools for the right-wing authoritarians (RWA). Just think back to last year and all…

14 years ago

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

One of the tools used by the right-wing authoritarian (RWA) or "Conservatives Without Conscience" (CWC) leaders (Rep. Senators, Dick Arm...,…

14 years ago

Do You Still Beat Your Spouse? – Push Polls, Lies, and Fear Mongering by CWCs

You've heard the question before - Do you still beat your spouse? - and there is no answer that doesn't…

15 years ago

The Ultimate Neocon Noble Lie – The Left is The Far Right

Another Neocon Noble Lie: As discussed throughout this blog, the philosophy of the neocons includes preemptive invasions to stop imaginary…

16 years ago