Saturday, March 19, 2005
Public propaganda
Over at It's My Country Too an excellent post on the type of fallacious "news" that is turning up. "Dept. of Blowing Smoke Up The Public Ass How can you tell when you're hearing government propaganda? When, in spite of the government's own statistical evidence and your own eyes, you read something like this: "...affluence is becoming more widespread, thanks in part to baby boomers who have reached their peak earnings years. The net wealth of U.S. households hit record levels at the end of 2004, bolstered by rising real estate prices and an improved stock market, according to the Federal Reserve." She dissects it and backs up her assertions with statistical evidence from government census reports. READ HER WHOLE ARTICLE. |