02310cam a2200445 a 4500 101988 20230410143152.0 100309s2008 nyua b 001 0 eng 2010290498 (OCoLC)ocn551200614 DLC DLC YDXCP BTCTA 368032269 9780307394071 (pbk.) 0307394077 (pbk.) (OCoLC)551200614 (OCoLC)368032269 n-us--- E169.12 .M427 2008b 973 22 GRAL bM493t 2008 Medved, Michael. The 10 big lies about America : combating destructive distortions about our nation / Michael Medved. Ten big lies about America 1st pbk.ed. New York : Three Rivers Press, c2008. vi, 280 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-270) and index. "America was founded on genocide against Native Americans" -- "The United States is uniquely guilty for the crime of slavery, and based its wealth on stolen African labor" -- "The founders intended a secular, not Christian, nation" -- "Ameirca has always been a multicultural society, strengthened by diversity" -- "The power of big business hurts the country and oppresses the people" -- "Government programs offer the only remedy for economic downturns and poverty" -- "America is an imperialist nation and a constant threat to world peace" -- "The two-party system is broken, and we urgently need a viable third party" -- "A war on the middle class means less comfort and opportunity for the average American" -- "America is in the midst of an irreversible moral decline". Zeroes in on ten of the biggest fallacies that millions of Americans believe about our country-- in spite of incontrovertible facts to the contrary. United States Civilization Historiography. National characteristics, American. Culture conflict United States. Values United States. Anti-Americanism. YBP Library Services YANK 3039339 Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0008406418 lcc bk C0 DRFGD rg 96995 96995 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2023-04-10 0 E169.12 .M427 2008b | M493t 2008 00000096852 2019-01-21 00:00:00 1 2019-01-21 bk