AlterNet: 2002: The Good, The Bad, The Worst

Listed below are 10 threatening themes we have identified from the right-wing quagmire, followed by10 genuine reasons for hope and celebration. Weak as the rays of hope may seem in contrast to the darkness, they are the brightest spots on the progressive horizon.

The Dark Side

1) The Conservatives' 50-Year March to Victory
2) The Politics of Fear
3) Let's Call It the Conservative Corporate Media

Whack Them Lefties, once the occasional pastime of bitter conservatives, became a televised national sport in 2002 with the help of Rupert Murdoch and his Fox "news" channel. Bill O'Reilly, the Mike Tyson of liberal-bashing, used progressive ideas and commentators as handy straw men, pounding them into a bloody pulp in rigged debates that bore an uncanny resemblance to WWF programming. This cult-like phenomenon unfortunately gained journalistic legitimacy thanks to the mainstream media, which mindlessly echoed every frivolous right-wing theory or allegation under the guise of news reporting. The U.S. media today resembles a funhouse hall of mirrors, reflecting a distorted reality that serves corporate rather than public interest.

4) The Return of the Living Dead
5) Big Brother on Steroids
6) Bush's Reign of Eco-Terror
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The Silver Lining

1) The Rapid-Response Peace Movement
2) Michael Moore: The People's Filmmaker
3) The Power of the Web
4) Writing Truth to Power
Paul Krugman and others
5) Leading the Charge
6) Conscious Hip Hop Comes Home
7) Elected Officials We Can Respect
8) Carter's Nobel Coup
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