How the Republican Propaganda Game Functions
The latest example: So, Barack Obama, in concert with five other world powers, let's remember, manages to pull off what is probably the greatest example of Middle Eastern diplomacy in decades. Here is how this is reported. First, there is a phase where at least some people are reporting and discussing the actual details of this agreement. But you see, that can only go on about a week or ten days, at which point the truth is pretty much out there for those who are interested.
This limit does not extend, of course, to the people who are lying about the agreement. They can continue telling their nauseating falsehoods indefinitely- my God, they are still at it with Benghazi- with the playing field left to them, because the truth has already been told. And every time they broadcast another lie, a few more people fall for it. And soon, Americans think Obama increased the budget deficit, the stimulus didn't generate any jobs, Obamacare is a grotesque failure, and on and on. And with the "mainstream" press so invested in carrying water for the Republican party, there's really no way to prevent the lies from drowning out the truth.
This limit does not extend, of course, to the people who are lying about the agreement. They can continue telling their nauseating falsehoods indefinitely- my God, they are still at it with Benghazi- with the playing field left to them, because the truth has already been told. And every time they broadcast another lie, a few more people fall for it. And soon, Americans think Obama increased the budget deficit, the stimulus didn't generate any jobs, Obamacare is a grotesque failure, and on and on. And with the "mainstream" press so invested in carrying water for the Republican party, there's really no way to prevent the lies from drowning out the truth.
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