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JHB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 12:52 PM
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Has anyone else gotten the "Argentina-America" RW e-mail?
The latest RW e-mail propaganda piece to come to my attention (doesn't seem to be up at Snopes yet) is a 20-odd page powerpoint screed presenting a highly slanted view of Argentina's history over the last century, then warning darkly how Obama and the "Democrat Party" (whoever they are) down the course of becoming an economic-disaster third-world nation.

My "favorite" part is how they ignore the occasional periods of military dictatorship (especially the one that racked up a lot of IMF debt).

The thing screams "propaganda" on its face. It's not even subtle. And, of course, it's completely unattributed: no one takes credit for writing or distributing it. Surprise!


I swear, does something have to be signed by Josef Goebbels himself before some people will admit it's naked, ham-handed propagandagarbage?
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NoNothing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 12:59 PM
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1. Fabius Maximus made a similar point not long ago
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JHB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 01:06 PM
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3. No, that was much too thoughful and fair-handed...
The Power Point thing was more of a "Mallard Fillmore" level affair.
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frebrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 01:01 PM
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2. I'm happy to say......
I don't get right-wing e-mails!

:)
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 01:06 PM
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4. Argentina collapsed because Poppy's pal Menem embraced lassez-faire economics for his global fascist
Edited on Thu Mar-11-10 01:07 PM by blm
pals. And, wouldn't you know, soon after good old Rev Moon popped up to lend his pals a hand.
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