http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/...mes-finally-admits-assault-weapons-are-a-myth
In the linked article, the NY Times is quoted as saying the term "assault weapon" was something they made up to suit the leanings of anti gun politicians - and that most of the guns demonized never contributed to more than 2% of crime anyway.
Old news to most of us, something to keep in mind when you hear it in the news today. Even an admitted lie, the news media keeps repeating it - because a lie repeated often enough will get people to believe it. Something Joseph Goebbels practiced as the Reich Minister of Propaganda for Nazi Germany.
In other words, by continuing the lie, the media practices what the Nazis practice. And many won't tolerate their new media outlet lying to them, which is why the papers are going in the tank and the main three networks are losing market share.
I would go so far as to suggest that if a friend continued to quote mainstream news it would be a serious defect in character.
What should we do?
Stop using the lie, too. There is no such thing as an "assault weapon." It's a made up term used by the disarmament lobby for propaganda purposes.
In the linked article, the NY Times is quoted as saying the term "assault weapon" was something they made up to suit the leanings of anti gun politicians - and that most of the guns demonized never contributed to more than 2% of crime anyway.
Old news to most of us, something to keep in mind when you hear it in the news today. Even an admitted lie, the news media keeps repeating it - because a lie repeated often enough will get people to believe it. Something Joseph Goebbels practiced as the Reich Minister of Propaganda for Nazi Germany.
In other words, by continuing the lie, the media practices what the Nazis practice. And many won't tolerate their new media outlet lying to them, which is why the papers are going in the tank and the main three networks are losing market share.
I would go so far as to suggest that if a friend continued to quote mainstream news it would be a serious defect in character.
What should we do?
Stop using the lie, too. There is no such thing as an "assault weapon." It's a made up term used by the disarmament lobby for propaganda purposes.