Political Memes

Well, that’s what you call propaganda: whitewashing designed to distract from the reality people live in.

Here are a few other examples that are characteristic of U.S. ideology:

• The narrative that the society produced by U.S. capitalism is a meritocracy in which achievement is rewarded (the American Dream)
• The narrative that the immeasurable wealth of private individuals can be justified on the grounds that it benefits society (trickle-down economics)
• The narrative that compassion and empathy are weaknesses that must be eradicated (this idea is propagated, for example, through the emphasis on meritocracy in sports)
• The narrative that socialism is incompatible with capitalism
• The narrative that the free market can regulate society fairly, rather than always leading to monopolies
• The narrative that the U.S. is a model democracy that brings peace and prosperity to the world
• The narrative that the U.S. is a country worth living in—even one that surpasses all others in every way

This list could go on forever. The U.S. is simply what it is: the land of false promises.

With liberty and justice for some

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