Thank you for that Mr. McMahon, I did not know
Mike Carpenter Energy Recovery Group, LLC 800-979-6453 503-508-8452 Skype - USBiodiesel1 mikecgr...@comcast.net On 4/25/13 5:11 PM, "Darryl McMahon" <dar...@econogics.com> wrote: >http://truth-out.org/news/item/16012-the-right-wing-cult-machine-exposed > >The Right Wing Cult Machine Exposed > >Thursday, 25 April 2013 14:41 > >By The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program | Op-Ed > >Far right Conservatism has become a cult, and Rush Limbaugh is its leader. > >By definition, a cult is a group or sect bound together by adoration of >the same thing, person, ideal, etc. > >A cult promises you redemption. It tells you that if you do what it >says, and as it believes, you will be protected from the evil people >that are out to get you and the rest of society. > >A cult purges the non-believers. And it actively tries to vilify all >those who are not part of the cult, saying that they're doomed and >destined to go to hell. > >So how did Limbaugh become the leader of such a large, and influential, >cult? > >Like with any cult, the power that Limbaugh has over his flock as grown >over time. > >Right wing radio started out in conflict with mainstream society, and >outside of mainstream politics. > >What was once a little cult guided by Limbaugh has transformed into a >massive cult that today has enveloped much of the Conservative movement. > >So how did this transformation occur? > >Well, like cult leaders do, Limbaugh offered up a theatrical flair, and >accompanied that with a marketing genius. > >He offered his followers redemption. He offered them protection from >what he told them they should fear liberals and feminists. He demanded >ideological purity, and absolute devotion to the ideology of far-right >"conservative" corporatism. And he vilified all those who didn't see >things his way. > >Limbaugh then managed to convince his followers that faith in his word >was more important than facts. No matter what everyone else said, if >Rush said it, it must be true. Only information that supports Limbaugh's >positions can be believed, and everything else is just lies. > >Since his first successes, he's been followed by a succession of other >right-wing cult leaders, from Glenn Beck to Mark Levin to Alex Jones. > >Which brings us to today. > >Rush Limbaugh and the rest of the right-wing talk radio cult have >conjured up such a large following that they're helping the Koch >Brothers drive the polarization within the Republican Party, and within >America's political discourse. > >Ironically, so says Frank Luntz, a top Republican consultant and >campaign guru. > >Earlier this week, Luntz told a group of college students at the >University of Pennsylvania that Limbaugh and his fellow right-wing >talk-radio cult leaders are "problematic" for the Republican Party >because they're responsible for the stark polarization within the party. > >In a secret recording of his comments, Luntz can be heard saying that, >"And they get great ratings, and they drive the message, and it's really >problematic. And this is not on the Democratic side. It's only on the >Republican side...[inaudible]. [Democrats have] got every other source >of news on their side. And so that is a lot of what's driving it. If you >takeMarco Rubio's getting his ass kicked. Who's my Rubio fan here? We >talked about it. He's getting destroyed! By Mark Levin, by Rush >Limbaugh, and a few others. He's trying to find a legitimate, long-term >effective solution to immigration that isn't the traditional Republican >approach, and talk radio is killing him. That's what's causing this >thing underneath. And too many politicians in Washington are playing coy." > >Basically, Luntz was saying that the right-wing media and its cult >following are not serving the national political debate and not helping >the Republican Party widen its appeal beyond its declining base of aging >boomer cultists. > >But no matter what Luntz says, Limbaugh and the rest of his right-wing >media pals will continue to rally their followers, and continue to >vilify those who dare think otherwise. > >They will continue to paint President Obama as America's anti-hero, >using terms like "socialist" and "Muslim" to further scare their cult >followers into seeing things their way. > >The good news is that there are still some semblances of a normal, and >non-cult media in America. > >Unlike the right-wing media, real media and even progressive media >is not cult-like. It talks about ideas that are widely accepted (social >safety net, clean environment, nondiscrimination, a solid middle class), >and that are not in conflict with the rest of society. > >It's not based on fear or faith. It's based on facts. And it respects >other beliefs and ideas, instead of vilifying them. > >And perhaps, most importantly, real media doesn't fear or hate our >government, and certainly doesn't suggest we should be armed and ready >to attack our own government. > >Sadly, that cult is coming dangerously close to having complete control >over the Republican Party and much of the political discourse in our >country. > >Thankfully, people are waking up and recognizing the far right-wing >media for what it is: a cult. >_______________________________________________ >Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list >Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org >http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel _______________________________________________ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
