Has anyone else gotten the "Argentina-America" RW e-mail?

[JHB]

The latest RW e-mail propaganda piece to come to my attention (doesn't seem to be up at Snopes yet) is a 20-odd page powerpoint screed presenting a highly slanted view of Argentina's history over the last century, then warning darkly how Obama and the "Democrat Party" (whoever they are) down the course of becoming an economic-disaster third-world nation.

My "favorite" part is how they ignore the occasional periods of military dictatorship (especially the one that racked up a lot of IMF debt).

The thing screams "propaganda" on its face. It's not even subtle. And, of course, it's completely unattributed: no one takes credit for writing or distributing it. Surprise!


I swear, does something have to be signed by Josef Goebbels himself before some people will admit it's naked, ham-handed propagandagarbage?

[NoNothing]

1. Fabius Maximus made a similar point not long ago

http://fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/argentina/

That could be the source of this.

[JHB]

3. No, that was much too thoughful and fair-handed...

The Power Point thing was more of a "Mallard Fillmore" level affair.

[frebrd]

2. I'm happy to say......

I don't get right-wing e-mails!

:)

[blm]

4. Argentina collapsed because Poppy's pal Menem embraced lassez-faire economics for his global fascist

pals. And, wouldn't you know, soon after good old Rev Moon popped up to lend his pals a hand.