Saturday, December 31, 2011

The Housing Bubble and the Big Lie | Mother Jones

The Housing Bubble and the Big Lie | Mother Jones: "So this is how the Big Lie works.

You begin with a hypothesis that has a certain surface plausibility. You find an ally whose background suggests that he’s an “expert”; out of thin air, he devises “data.” You write articles in sympathetic publications, repeating the data endlessly; in time, some of these publications make your cause their own. Like-minded congressmen pick up your mantra and invite you to testify at hearings."

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