Mass Delusion

Last night at the Republican National Convention, former NYC mayor Rudolf Giuliani inserted his own brand of vintage disinformation by reversing the meaning of John Edwards' "Two Americas." While Edwards has sought to bridge the great divide between two Americas – those who reap the riches and those who don't – Giuliani implied that Edwards was actually preaching FOR two Americas, one for each of John Kerry's positions on the issues. A double assault on the Democractic message and another great victory for Republican propaganda.

Clearly, this kind of political spin is undermining the nation's effort to have an honest dialogue on the issues. When disinformation becomes the norm, truth is thrown out the window through the blatant manipulation of public opinion.

The Republicans will use any tactic, no matter how distorted, to shift public attention away from the real issues, because it is there that they don't have a leg to stand on. It is only through the political spectacle that they can bring about the great illusion they aspire to, deceiving a nation of robotic brethren who drift deeper and deeper into a state of mass delusion.