Get the Manufacturer mug.A manufactured controversy, motivated by profit or extreme ideology, that intentionally creates public confusion about an issue that is not in dispute.
Back in the 1960's, tobacco companies created a manufactroversy that there was scientific doubt about whether cigarettes were linked to lung cancer. Now other groups are doing the same thing with evolution, global warming, and AIDs.
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When someone or some people creates a problem that he/they can solve to get praised by people who know not the plan from the onset.
The government banned motorcycle ride sharing so thousands of people are inconvenienced. A politician then cancels the ban under "his" efforts and get praised. He is said to have manufactured heroism.
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Get the Stick Manufacturer mug.About the stupidest law on the State of Oklahoma books. All it takes is two or more components used in a cook to get you sent to prison for a minimun sentence of 7 years. Basically creates a situation where almost anyone could be charged with trying to make meth.
Joe is going camping. He buys coleman fuel for his camp stove, cold packs in case of injury, and Sudafed because Joe has allergies. Joe gets pulled over. Joe is charged with Endeavouring to Manufacture a Controlled Substance. Joe spends the next 7 years of his life as a guest of the State of Oklahoma. Joe had never done drugs in his life.
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Get the Endeavouring to Manufacture mug.A falsified righteous outrage at things that are basically unimportant and meaningless, frequently employed by politicians, political activists, or the media. Politicians and talking heads use it to garner support for their causes, to claim the moral high ground and to tar their opponents; the media often just uses it in a cynical bid to increase ratings.
Manufactured outrages of note include Nipplegate, the Monica Lewinski scandal, the 2009 tea partys, backmasked satanic lyrics, lapel pin controversies...
Just about any time you hear any politician, activist, or radio show host getting outraged about anything, really. The louder and angrier they get, the harder they're working at manufacturing it.
Just about any time you hear any politician, activist, or radio show host getting outraged about anything, really. The louder and angrier they get, the harder they're working at manufacturing it.
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