"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
The Spin: “Helping” Americans Interpret the News One Lie at a Time
"This week, Survival Saturday discusses the Official Spin, which “helps” Americans interpret the issues in the most beneficial way possible for those with control of the microphone. The unsettling revelations that have been emerging about the corruption in our government have people wondering what to believe. So, what better way to inform them of what to think than to scare them, distract them, and warn them they’re going to be lied to in the future by the one organization who is the most likely to tell the truth?"
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