Scoundrels, manipulators, and religious propaganda

[Jim Baldauf]

Jon noted:
>...TV coverage is so vile I've turned mine off...<

We watch the TV news precisely to spot the lies, half-
truths, innuendoes and feints that riddle each and every
broadcast. It's truly amazing! For example, I heard Bush
last night say, " ... earlier today in my spee..., er, in what I
said ..." at the memorial service (or whatever.) Obviously,
his handlers had told him (because he didn't know) not to
refer to his remarks, comments, etc. as "speeches." Not
that every little gaffe need be indentified to know where
Bush is coming from, but nevertheless interesting. Also,
no broadcast media have yet reported the fact that about
$300 million in gold and silver bullion is buried in the sad
rubble of the Twin Towers, and that the (often) truly heroic
rescue workers must submit to body searches each day
when they finish their shifts and leave the site. I've been
reading about this interesting fact since day one, on lists
that talk about commodity and gold futures, and yet again
yesterday in the latest edition of The New Yorker. This
seems newsworthy: but might it somehow taint the furious
(and heroic!) digging that is going on under the stoney-eyed
scrutiny of FBI and Secret Service (Treasury Dept.) agents?
jb






----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Ford <jonmfordster@hotmail.com>
To: <billi@aloha.net>; <telebob98@hotmail.com>
Cc: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: Scoundrels, manipulators, and religious propaganda


> Bill-- Education is the tool that gives you the real ex-ray specs. Many
> teachers today are using the "war fever" as an opportunity to teach
> propaganda analysis-- Take a look at recent issues of US news magazines
and
> check out the headlines to see propaganda in action, bending our minds,
> corrupting our youth, getting them ready to die for a noble George Bush
> anti-terrorist cause. TV coverage is so vile I've turned mine off entirely
> (except for a few shows about cutting up corpses to discover the true
cause
> of death--those seem to be popular right now, and you can learn a lot
about
> analytical thinking from them).
> On the other hand, this is an especially good time to paint, to draw,  to
> read and write poetry, to abstain from "mass" media altogether. It's good
to
> be on this list, even though it's been infiltrated by zealots and
fanatics!
> Or maybe that's what makes it interesting! As for Bob, give that guy a
> double dose of anti-dogma--he's too far down in the trenches for me.
>
> Jon
>
>
> >From: "Bill Irwin" <billi@aloha.net>
> >To: "telebob x" <telebob98@hotmail.com>
> >CC: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
> >Subject: Re: Scoundrels, manipulators, and religious propaganda
> >Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:58:29 -1000
> >
> >Right On Bob!  I wish everyone in the world could get a pair of those
x-ray
> >specs.  We would sure have a lot less problems like the current fix.
Being
> >able to see through the use of symbols and propaganda to manipulate our
> >minds is the first step to liberation, freedom , and being able to see
that
> >we are all one.  And speaking of needing those x-ray specs, have you been
> >watching TV recently (internet and newspapers too)?   Watching all those
> >news, talk shows, and magazine shows could cause some kind of permanent
> >brain damage if one wasn't wearing those specs.  And of course we know
all
> >about those advertisers and political campaigns - right?
> >
> >Unfortunately, I checked down at Wal-Mart and they didn't have any of
them
> >x-ray specs!  What to do?  Maybe we should try the Eastern technique of
> >meditation -you know - stopping the flow of images and thoughts that are
> >for
> >the most part formed from that continues flow of symbols and propaganda
> >from
> >the outside world that bombard our mind.  Without all that BS maybe we
> >could
> >find some small thing we could all agree with.   Well, stupid thought I
> >guess - better get back to the tube.
> >Bill
> >
> >PS - what's the Lasswell reference?  Didn't read it.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: telebob x <telebob98@hotmail.com>
> >To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 8:15 AM
> >Subject: Scoundrels, manipulators, and religious propaganda
> >
> >
> > > Who was it who said patriotism (read religion) is the last refuge of a
> > > scoundrel? These Mullahs use the religion 'flag' for their own selfish
> > > interests...just as Fidel uses pictures of Che and Jose Marti
> > >
> > > We should all re-read H. D. Lasswell on the use of 'symbols' in
> >achieving
> > > mass control. These worms are just the latest to fix on inchoate anger
> >and
> > > focus it for personal ends....resentment is the most powerful
political
> > > force....also see Robert Solomon's tirades on this issue.
> > >
> > > This is really simple and obvious shit and we should see through it
like
> >we
> > > have x ray specs.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > >  This Is a Religious War etc...bla bla
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
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