The Left and Propaganda

[Jack Fate]

Here is a little piece I read today. I found it very enlightening.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/09/obamas_slogan.html

[Mainecoons]

Class warfare is one such "stereotype" and "established tendency." It's been fed and nurtured by progressives in America for a very long time. It has a special pull on those who feel like victims.

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/09/obamas_slogan.html#ixzz26C7y3lfL

We've got several folks here who this fits like a glove.

[Jack Fate]

We've got several folks here who this fits like a glove.

The left fits losers perfectly. Becoming a cog in the wheel makes the loser feel alive and worthwhile instead of inadequate. There is always a cause. There is always a crisis. Somewhere there is a victim that I can help and finally be somebody. That's why the left hates the self-reliant and Christians who give to charities instead of letting govt be the welfare center. The right takes their business away when we help people become self-reliant instead of dependent on the leftist. The more on foodstamps, the better. The more people on govt programs the better. People vote their interests. If we have a nation of self-reliant responsible citizens, there is no need for the loser leftist.

Look around you. This is what happens when you put losers in charge.

[Jack Fate]

I love this part.

"Consider this inconsistency: Billionaire Warren Buffett -- whose company owes taxes (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/29/warren-buffett-taxes-berkshire-hathaway_n_941099.html) going back ten years -- is warmly welcomed at the White House as an Obama supporter. Meanwhile, Obama criticizes the Rich for not paying their "fair share" of taxes, and slams Romney for allegedly having an off-shore bank account. And what about this one: General Electric's CEO Jeffrey Immelt chairs Obama's Job Council while GE exports thousands of jobs overseas.
There is no demand from any quarter for consistency because, as Ellul wrote, "the skillful propagandist will seek to obtain action without demanding consistency".