Frank Rich: ‘truthiness’ quotient trumps actual truth
Frank Rich sums up nicely the current sad state of political message massaging. Where do we go from here? Unfortunately the only way out seems to be reactionary, constructing a propaganda machine that is just as bent on delivering form over content, and in the process losing any attachment to content we may have once had. From the body of the article:
Democrats who go berserk at their every political defeat still don’t understand this. They fault the public for not listening to their facts and arguments, as though facts and arguments would make a difference, even if the Democrats were coherent. It’s the power of the story that always counts first, and the selling of it that comes second. Accuracy is optional.
What are our alternatives? Why has ‘framing’ failed to deliver effective results?
Since nyt is extorting, I’m just going to give you the whole thing, after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »
