Media's False Equivalency Played a Big Part In Government Shutdown

[Commentary] Americans who want answers and guidance on how to stop the political dysfunction in our lives need to be focusing on the dangers of the media's false equivalency.

False equivalency is the media's way of criticizing both political parties by exaggerating the mistakes and flaws of one party so when they have to criticize the obvious sins of the other party, they can do it without appearing to have a bias for one side or the other. Not buying into this false equivalency should be a major building block to fixing the current disaster we call our government. If the US electorate continues to swallow the lies of the media's false equivalency our government's ability to function will continue to deteriorate. The latest cost of false equivalency is 24 billion dollars. This is the estimated cost of the government shutdown and debt ceiling crisis. What is the silver lining of a 24 billion dollar that was just lost from this latest debacle? The truth can be a bitter pill but swallowing, it is better than for example enduring another financial disaster. The self-evident truth of the Tea Party's fight to destroy Obamacare is that the Tea Party wants power at any cost even if it means greatly damaging our country let alone the world. Now that the latest possible financial disaster has opened many eyes, it’s time for the blogosphere, the anti-enablers of the media, activists, and anyone who cares about righting the good ship USA to use this crystallizing moment to let the world know that the media's use of false equivalency has played a key role in systematically dismantling what was once a functioning democracy.