Category: Media Myths

Media Myths, Meritocracy Myth, Myths

There’s No Such Thing as a “Self-Made Man”

The bootstraps narrative is near and dear to Americans’ hearts. But it’s a fiction, one that obscures complex relationships of interdependence and generates a culture of self-blame. It’s time to bust the myth for good.

Source: There’s No Such Thing as a “Self-Made Man”

Media Bias, Media Madness, Media Myths

Hannity Desperately Tries To Bail Out The Sinking Wall Ship | Crooks and Liars

After Donald Trump caved to Nancy Pelosi on Friday, Hannity was trying hard to buck up his sad listeners over the mythical wall they will never get.

via Hannity Desperately Tries To Bail Out The Sinking Wall Ship | Crooks and Liars

Media Myths

The Myth about the “aggressive Muslim” | loonwatch.com

 

You have all heard the Myth about the aggressive Muslim: the “terrorist”, the “criminal”, the “rapist”, the person that “inherently is prone to violence” just because he is Muslim.

This myth has its origin in classical antisemitism. I wrote about one part of the myth earlier this year: “are Muslims Rapists“. The slander about “aggressive” and “criminal” Muslims has the same origin

via The Myth about the “aggressive Muslim” | loonwatch.com