I know we have an official website, and we have common sense, Wikipedia, books, brains, etc, but none of these are enough to fight the smears. We must first get the smear from the source of Fox News and Right Wing Talk Radio. Only when we do this can we truly talk to those influenced by these rumors.
The smear or rumor is not some idea floating out there alone, but is part of an entire construct, based on previously agreed upon "facts." In other words lies are built on lies upon lies. These previous levels of accepted knowledge are now "fact." This is why we argue with people down to this level and hit a wall, one that cannot be reasoned with, because it is FACT. But how do we unlock these "facts? and break down the smears and free others from the grip of lies? I'm proposing something distasteful, something odious, and something that may make you ill. Watch Fox News and Listen to Right Wing Radio....A lot.
I'll give you all some time to recover from laughter or vomiting, or both at the same time.
No, here is why it is necessarily. First in the morning we find a weatherman, former miss America, and the black haired guy who's not brown haired guy who's not steve doocey greeting us on fox n friends. Its happy, chipper and fun! and the testing ground for the days talking points. They throw a lot of them out there, and have on right wing guests to try a few more. They want to know what you think. And so they gather up their data of what talking points and smears worked, and they get passed along.
Strangely, Fox shows use those same smears, lies and lines all day long, as do right wing radio shows. All the shows have a slightly different spin on them, but they remain constant. The Right wing shows and guests are all pretty similar,with very little deviation.
Right Wingers are fueled by rage, anger outrage and shock. They must work this into every segment everyday every way. The Perfect examples of this are Mark Levin and Michael Savage. Both get so incredibly worked up and begin screaming into the mic on topics that could easily be discussed. This boils over into name calling, such as Levin calling Hillary "Her Royal Thighness" and "Hillary Rotten Clinton". Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham also resort to these personal attacks, which from caller response, are very popular.
The anger is based on the real life experiences of those who feel they are losing out on the American dream, to minorities, to immigrants, and even each other. They don't know who to blame, so they seek out a leader to tell them whos to blame. They find it in Limbaugh, or Hannity, or Bill-O. Thus their personal pain and anger is the cement on the bottom that holds the ladder of lies together. To stop the smears and fight the lies, we must address each and every piece, and be prepared to address their personal pain and suffering, and show that no it isn't the same thing they talk about on the radio or tv.
To truly talk to these listeners and or viewers we must speak their language, and know what is being said by these hosts. WE must get into the trenches and use the right winger's own words against them. Join me in digging deep to do the work that must be done to truly fight the smears and lies.