One of the coolest lessons I learned in Economics 2000 was about the world economy and the free market. When countries specialize in what they are the most efficient and then trade between the countries the citizens of both countries standard of living raises. However regulation can interfere with this process and free market that balances supply and demand. For example: manufacturing in China and overseas is cheaper because they have less government regulations and lower wages. Because of aggressive government regulations and higher wages this increases the cost of production in the US. It is hard to have economic prosperity when you are not creating or making anything or importing more than you are exporting. This is just another point-of-view of world economics.
Lisa, based on the strength and veracity of this article I support your sentiment and statement 100% - disinformation and venality is grounds for exclusion from real discourse. As a tech consultant I unfortunately see this behavior all the time - whether the HBGary plan was deployed (and there are indications this wasn't just theoretical, but an active program) - there still are fundamental choices about how to deal with disinformation and trolls. The first step is to identify the obvious lie.
The enormity and importance of this issue is not lost on us in Seattle. If you represent prwatch please thank your team for a well-researched and vital piece of reportage...Again - thank you. Please do not let up. The whole world is watching. We all know this charade of the democratic process will not stand and that the constituents of Wisconsin will prevail.
We cannot ignore the damage that a small group can inflict upon our values and our society, but we can take a stand and know that reason and ethics will prevail. For those who cannot stand in your rotunda...we stand behind you. We are proud of our values and our accomplishments. We are America.
The palm tree video proves that Fox News did in fact lie about the protest at the capital in Wisconsin.
One of the coolest lessons I learned in Economics 2000 was about the world economy and the free market. When countries specialize in what they are the most efficient and then trade between the countries the citizens of both countries standard of living raises. However regulation can interfere with this process and free market that balances supply and demand. For example: manufacturing in China and overseas is cheaper because they have less government regulations and lower wages. Because of aggressive government regulations and higher wages this increases the cost of production in the US. It is hard to have economic prosperity when you are not creating or making anything or importing more than you are exporting. This is just another point-of-view of world economics.
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