You are correct about Robert McChesney. I knew the name was familiar when I read the posts above. I dug into this in 2004. Some of the website information has been “scrubbed” but this article explains some of their tactics.
Communists Flourish in Patriotic America
“They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries are in much less danger of being attacked than the supine, secure and negligent.” Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin understood the incredible challenges our country would face all those years ago. He knew that competing interests would rally for control of government entities and actions.
Let us not be negligent in understanding America’s adversaries and the tactics they employ. Our country is based on the concepts of freedom and respect for individual liberties. These privileges can be abused as evidenced throughout history. Our rights have been the target of many schemes, attacks and manipulations.
Our founding fathers feared this threat even in the early years of our country “political parties provoke the mischief of associations and combinations,” stated George Washington. The father of our country would be astonished to learn just how right he was and American citizens must work to understand the facts behind the scenes played out on our televisions and in the halls of our government institutions.
The basic premises of American Government are tested once again as the anti-war rally and calls to action build in intensity. Many people at this point will say, “Free speech and the right to protest are rights of all Americans.” When free speech becomes treasonous, betraying our government and citizens in an attempt to manipulate our rule of law it is no longer the right of every citizen.
Ion Mihai Pacepa stated in an article in the Washington Times, October 2, 2003, “Our Western left-wing organizations, like the World Peace Council, existed for the sole purpose of spreading propaganda we gave them. These very same groups bray the exact same themes to this day.” Mr. Pacepa understands communist propaganda very well. The “we” that he refers to is the KGB and the communist party. He is reportedly the highest-ranking intelligence officer ever to have defected from the former Soviet bloc and he has written extensively on Anti-Americanism and its origins.
Judith Leblanc attended a recent gathering of the World Peace Conference, Athens, Greece, 2004. She was there with three of her associates to represent Americans and the Communist Party, USA. Leblanc also represents United for Peace and Justice, one of the major factions behind the anti-war movement in America. “We in the peace movement must find new ways to facilitate the joint action of the religious, trade union, women, youth and students in the political arena and defeat the elected officials who preach war,” stated Leblanc at a recent organizational event.
Banners at upcoming protests across the United States and Europe will echo the communist mantra. The People’s Weekly World Newspaper, a communist/socialist publication is working to “raise spirits and funds from coast to coast.” The periodical has several reoccurring themes common to many radical news sources.
One consistent theme is dealing defeat to the communist’s adversary, and working within the Democrat party. Radfest 2004, Williams Bay, Wisconsin June 4-6 sponsored by Patrick Barrett and the Havens Center, University of Wisconsin is one example. Activists from across the U.S joined to discuss staggering goals like “replacing Bush, ending the war in Iraq, reforming the mass media, and inclusively building the movement for change.”
Taking the social in socialism seriously was the topic for Erik Olin Wright, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Community driven neighborhood change was featured by We the People media group.
Organizing for media justice was featured in a talk given by Robert McChesney. He is a professor of communication at the University of Illinois and serves as a good example of the quality of education in our highest educational facilities. His left leaning philosophy is available on the website http://www.robertmcchesney.com/.
Ron Blascoe, representing union community activists spoke on labor rights and lessons for a new labor movement. Other topics included, how to form a progressive movement on a conservative campus, organizing for change, our democracy, and our airwaves. Latinos are working with “Get your GSA On!” (Gay, Straight alliance).
Many in the news media are guilty of blameworthy indifference as they neglect to inform the American public of the forces rallying against our way of life. Americans dutifully turn on their evening news in an effort to learn the important events of the day. They become victims of a massive propaganda war with more coverage of the latest plastic surgery and diet fads than reports of substance on things vital to the future stability and security of America.
The overriding talk of communist, left and progressive forces in our country is to fully engage in this struggle at the ballot box. These activists are working diligently to move America in the direction of socialism. Allen Ruff, self proclaimed independent historian, and radical scholar provides a look inside the socialist mind in his book, “We called each other comrade.”
A patriot and a communist are two different things. Liberals consistently refuse to acknowledge this fact, while promoting socialism under the pretext of equality for all.
By Kathy Gibson Boatman
The establishment of an American Soviet government will involve the confiscation of large landed estates in town and country, and also, the whole body of forests, mineral deposits, lakes, rivers and so on.” - William Z. Foster, National Chairman of the Communist Party USA, 1932
Yahoo or Google searches for the following items provide amazing information
www.zmag.org or www.iuniverse.com followed by a search for A Red in the House by Stephen Fleischman Radfest 2004 Williams Bay Wisconsin
WOW! That is absolutely chilling.