Really? Say it isn't so ... how could that be?
But ... but ... but ...
Is there some pattern here, of fascist Islamics operating from fascist nationalizing socialist territories made destitute by the benefits of socialist directorates made up of "social progressives?"
Who'd a thunk.
Cowboy boots are a Southern solution. (lol)
I was reading the Philadelphia Inquirer in the doctor’s waiting room the other day (Nope, wouldn’t spend my hard-earned on the rag, but was curious to see what the enemy was reporting these days).
Came across an anti-war advertisement, declaring February 13-21 a ‘Week of Anti-War Resistance’. The banner on the advertisement read: Support self-determination for the people of the Middle East! (Good thing the doc didn’t need to take my blood pressure too soon after I read that particular obscenity.)
With the exception of Israel, where, exactly, do these (useful) idiots think self-determination exists in that particular part of the world? (Hint: the answer is nowhere). They know full well that each and every country in that area of the world is run by an autocratic regime, bent on relentless (often violent) subjugation of its own people.
But these (useful) idiots also know that (1) the concept of self-determination has a nice ring here in America, (2) the average American knows very little about the state of the world, much less the absence of freedom in the Middle East in specific, and (3) there is a distinct possibility that the subversion of purpose, as occurred during the Vietnam era, may well be capable of being duplicated yet again. After all, the American people are no better informed than they were thirty-five years ago (as a matter of fact, they are decidedly less so), and their individual critical thinking abilities have taken a dive as well.
This advertisement also paid tribute to Phillip Berrigan, describing him as having ‘devoted his life to courageous opposition to militarism and war .... [he] put his body on the line in the struggle to call attention to the inherently evil nature of weapons of mass destruction produced by and for the U.S. military industrial complex .... It would be cowardly and foolish to turn our attention away from the open threats and plans to use weapons of mass destruction that are issuing from the White House, not Iraq, and are embodied in the new Bush military doctrine. We must stop the Bush Administration from threatening and killing the people of the world, who are not our enemy.’
Yep. I wrote it down. I discovered in college that, when I had difficulty comprehending something I read, sometimes writing it down and reading it again later (when my mind was perhaps in a more receptive state) made it more comprehensible. This time it didn’t work. (I guess my mind can still discern the inherent difference between college Calculus and Marxist anti-war propaganda).
Those who put together this pathetically duplicitous ad simply need a handful of ignorant (yet glib) talkers (of the Ed Asner/Barbra Streisand/Jesse Jackson/Ramsey Clark/Mike Farrell/Rob Reiner ilk), plenty of media coverage (should that be hard to come by?), and the anti-war bandwagon will receive a significant shot in the arm.
Facts? Who needs ‘em? All you need is a semi-ignorant audience, a catchy, humanitarian-sounding slogan or two (‘support self-determination’ fits the bill nicely), lots of chutzpah and glibness, and a bunch of microphones and television cameras on call, and you’ve got it made.
Only trouble is, the stakes are a whole lot higher now than they were during the Vietnam era. Let’s hope the Marxist sympathizers don’t win the public over to their side this time. If they do, there may not be another opportunity to ignore their lies.
~ joanie