Friday, June 24, 2016

Brexit

Proves that myth is impervious to facts.

See

George Lakoff, "Retaking Political Discourse"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UseIJAIxR-4

and

Nigel Farage today admitted it was a “mistake” for the Leave campaign to pledge that the weekly £350 million saving in EU contributions could be spent on the NHS.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-farage-good-morning-britain-eu-referendum-brexit-350-nhs_uk_576d0aa3e4b08d2c5638fc17?sv5nrk9

It was not true, they knew it, but still they used it, and they won!

Good marketing is more powerful than facts.


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