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JohnWxy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-09-06 05:52 PM
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7. Yes. I just wish people would take the time to read some of the good
books out there on this subject , some of which I mentioned. It's very important to NOT lose the forest for the trees. This is how, in part, they win elections, by drowning out all attempts at real, substantive discussion and especially discovery and examination of any relavant FACTS with repetitive chants and of course, the masterful use of THe Big Lie (repeat it long enough and non-critically thinking people will start to think it must be true).

Banana Republicans in particular is fun to read (even though the devious techniques of the Neo-cons are disgusting).

Here's some more on Neo-Con machinations:

I Long for the Good Ol' Days When Ignorance Wasn't Treated Like a Legitimate Political Position
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