14 Myths About America

America is the land of the free, home of the brave... the white picket fences, the 2.5 kids in every "modern family." Or so we've been led to believe.

We look at some of the ridiculous myths and outright lies that have people entirely misled about the United States. From Jackie Robinson to who really discovered America, these are the true stories about our history...

http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/governm ... cracy.html

Conservation Voice wrote: America is the land of the free, home of the brave... the white picket fences, the 2.5 kids in every "modern family." Or so we've been led to believe.

We look at some of the ridiculous myths and outright lies that have people entirely misled about the United States. From Jackie Robinson to who really discovered America, these are the true stories about our history...

http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/governm ... cracy.html

So...

The 10 Big Lies About America: Combating Destructive Distortions About Our Nation

Fact: The colonies that became the United States accounted for, at most, 3 percent of the abominable international slave trade; the persistence of slavery in America slowed economic progress; and the U.S. deserves unique credit for ending slavery.

Myth: The alarming rise of big business hurts the United States and oppresses its people.

Fact: Corporations played an indispensable role in building America, and corporate growth has brought progress that benefits all with cheaper goods and better jobs.

Myth: The Founders intended a secular, not Christian, nation.

Fact: Even after ratifying the Constitution, fully half the state governments endorsed specific Chris­tian denominations. And just a day after approving the First Amendment, forbidding the establishment of religion, Congress called for a national “day of public thanksgiving and prayer” to acknowledge “the many signal favors of Almighty God.”

Myth: A war on the middle class means less comfort and opportunity for the average American.

Fact: Familiar campaign rhetoric about the victimized middle class ignores the overwhelming statistical evidence that the standard of living keeps rising for every segment of the population, as well as the real-life experience of tens of millions of middle-class Americans.

Each of the ten lies—widely believed among elites and taught as truth in universities and public schools—is a grotesque, propagandistic distortion of the historical record. For everyone who is tired of hearing America denigrated by people who don’t know what they’re talking about, The 10 Big Lies About America supplies the ammunition necessary to fire back the next time somebody tries to recycle these baseless beliefs. Medved’s witty, well-documented rebuttal is a refreshing reminder that as Americans we should feel blessed, not burdened, by our heritage.

http://www.amazon.com/Big-Lies-About-Am ... 0307394069

The first one was entertaining and informative. The second one not so much. My standard of living has taken a 100 year backstep and I am no longer considered middle class. I know others in similar circumstances--ones that would have been dismissed as unbelievable 5 years ago. That particular "fact" is crap no matter what statistics have been set to show. Statistics can show whatever you want them to.

Surveyor wrote: The first one was entertaining and informative. The second one not so much. My standard of living has taken a 100 year backstep and I am no longer considered middle class. I know others in similar circumstances--ones that would have been dismissed as unbelievable 5 years ago. That particular "fact" is crap no matter what statistics have been set to show. Statistics can show whatever you want them to.

Life happens... so what... deal with it.

Yep, since Pelosi was Speaker the country has been in a downward spiral and only now since she has been removed has the economy been getting better. Maybe if the Dems fire her as minority leader, we could actually see growth in employment faster than the population increase.