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Pardon me, but I fail to see how the equivalency is false. Both sides have wealthy, powerful people (and Corporations, officially recognised as "Persons" under the law, in a display of collectivism that makes my teeth burn) moving behind the scenes.
True.
Both sets of those people/Persons use their frequently vast fortunes in order to purchase research, influence journalism and debate, and attempt to shape public perceptions of themselves and their opponents.
True.
Please point out the falsity in equivalence here. When both sides of an argument are doing essentially the same things (buying research), for the same reasons (to influence public opinion) towards the same ends (to maintain and increase their power, wealth, and influence) how can you say the equivalency is false? Your guns/Americans/Nazis comparison above is weak at best because while the two Combatant powers might have shared certain tactical or materiel techniques, the reasons and ends motivating these tactics were totally different.
Oh, right. One bunch buys research for the right, good, and noble causes...the other side are evil meanies who worship greed. Arsey-varsey, one side buys research for the right, good, and noble causes...the other side are evil meanies who worship Barack Obama. My mistake.
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