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Criticism and Propaganda
by Paul • September 2, 2004 • 05:29 PM • Comments: 2
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” —Theodore Roosevelt
“The point of public relations slogans like ‘Support our troops’ is that they don’t mean anything . . . That’s the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody’s going to be against, and everybody’s going to be for. Nobody knows what it means, because it doesn’t mean anything. Its crucial value is that it diverts your attention from a question that does mean something: Do you support our policy? That’s the one you’re not allowed to talk about.” —Noam Chomsky
Comments
anne on September 3, 2004 1:04 AM
oh, let's run away together!!
or, can we run over to granite bay and get this printed on a giant billboard that the paternal unit will have to pass by periodically?
i wish i could believe it would help.
corinne on September 3, 2004 9:23 AM
Someone's getting just a wee bit obsessive these days! Is this becoming the anti-bush site of the week? (That said, I AM thoroughly enjoying the rant...)
