The essence of misinformation is to claim the normal is abnormal and vice-versa. Normally, the main attribute of conservatism is stability. Normally, since the time of Hobbes (and probably before) conservatism aligns itself with established order. Normally, chaos and anarchy are the chief evils to society that the Conservative wishes to thwart. Normally, the Conservative [...]
Continue reading about Liberty and Tyranny – Initial Misinformation Methods
Last week I began with a deconstruction of Mark Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny, going over the three basic types of information (dogma, omission, distortion) found in the first chapter. To recap, Levin takes a dogmatic approach to knowledge and politics, which historically retards progress and prevents learning from experience. A center point of Chapter One [...]
Continue reading about Liberty and Tyranny – Initial Misinformation Purpose
Even as I post this I am at work on a new book in which the order of these principles will be different. I’ll continue with the order I have started and then group the misinformation principles in their new order before moving on to the deconstruction of Liberty and Tyranny.
Misinformation Principle #7 is that [...]
The sixth misinformation principle is that misinformation requires more resources than information. Rumors can be started without much effort, but the most useful misinformation persuades people to ignore, deny or reinterpret what their own experiences would otherwise be telling them.
In Systems out of Balance I report on the almost comical activities of Monsanto in regards [...]
The recent series about how the founding fathers deplored political parties leads well into the next misinformation principle. We are misinformed through dogma or branding and nothing illustrates that better than party or think tank ideologies.
Humans are an incredibly diverse species. To put this in perspective, bees are among the most social organisms in the [...]
Let us assume that every interest group starts with the noble intent of our founding fathers. Many also share the same mistake made by the founding fathers. Uncovering how the founding fathers made their mistake clears up one general misconception I’ve seen from several sources lately, and two misconceptions embedded in the recent Hartford Tea [...]
Here’s what Thomas Jefferson, the figurehead for the Democrat-Republicans, had to say about political parties.
“If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all.”
Here’s what Alexander Hamilton, founder of the Federalists, had to say about political parties.
“Nothing could be more ill-judged than that intolerant spirit which has [...]
Two recent revelations put my long time comment policy into jeopardy. The first is I’m just now realizing that people may link into a post that does not display the main page and, consequently, never see what the comment policy is when they make their comment. Yes, yes, I’m a slow learner. I’ve tried a [...]
This past week there was a protest in nearby Torrington that turned into a shouting match. On one side were anti-Obama protesters from various towns organized by an interest group called The Hartford Tea Party Patriots. On the other side were pro-Obama supporters, mainly from Torrington, that formed in reaction to the organized protest. The [...]
Continue reading about The Hartford Tea Party Patriots … and Dad
I’ve asked the following, somewhat rambling question over on the forums page.
A person who is not an economist, like myself, gets so easily confused by the things certain types of economists say these days. For example, many an economist from many a “free market libertarian” think tanks are claiming our government has been moving towards [...]
