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Edited on Thu Jan-19-06 09:32 AM by BiggJawn
That your average Murkan Sheeple can't tell you who their congress-critter is, but they can tell you the name and date of EVERY person ever kicked off the fucking Island, AND can recite verbatim, Simon's insults to every person ever gonged on "The Gong Show II", uh, I mean "Murrikan Eye-DULL"...
What was that poster from the 70's? The one that showed a smiling Donna Reed-type saying "I don't care if there ARE pesticides in my Lettuce, just so long as it's CRISP!"
I spoke briefly with the General afterwards, and I asked him if he thought that the US found itself in an "Enemy Vacuum" after the USSR imploded, thus TWAT (The Wahr Agin' Terra) and he agreed that was a fair assessment.
Editorial follows:
In his talk, he made reference to being part of the "Duck and Cover" generation, the kids who were told to cover their heads and get under the school desk when the missiles were spotted (I guess so they couldn't see their death coming?). There was a fear factor involved with that. What was the best way to keep the people supporting the never-ending "Cold War" against the soviets? Make them afraid that they were going to vapourized in their beds by Khruschev. I was around for the Cuban Missle thing, but i don't remember it, even though I later had a girlfriend who was a few years older than me who went to parochial school and remembered the Nuns hustling everyone into the church for some high-powered Novena-saying.
Now we have this vague "War on Terror", and to keep the support of the sheeple high, and to keep them from questioning the Man Behind the Curtain, you keep them afraid.
And I think it's even easier this time, thanks to the indoctrination of the Masses by the RW-controlled media, especially AM Hate Radio. Don't question the President. Respect the Office. Support the troops. Anyone who criticizes our involvement in Iraq and Talibanistan is a traitor, and Ann Coulter said so. If we don't blindly support our government, then the magical 9-11 teddy bears on top of the Teee-Veee will cry, Jeebus will turn his back on Murka, and everyone's kid in the Army will come home in a box, because GAWD will be angry with us for not joining the Minute-Men Marching Club and the Bush Jugend.....
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