<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">"Two Minutes Hate," from the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, is a literally (and figuratively) Orwellian objection to what 'AWARE on the Air' was designed to do - i.e., aid awareness of the wars that the Obama administration is carrying on around the world, despite their largely successful attempt to direct attention away from them. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And in that attempt they’ve been aided by liberals employing identity politics - e.g., “You hate Obama!”</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">No, we hate Obama’s mass murders. He lied his way into the job (twice) by pretending he did too.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The point was made by the late Alex Cockburn, whom I’m proud to call a friend:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">"'Is your hate pure?' he would ask a new Nation intern, one eyebrow raised, in merriment or inquisition the intern was unsure. It was a startling question, but then this was—it still is—a startling time. For what the ancients called avarice and iniquity Alex’s hate was pure, and across the years no writer had a deadlier sting against the cruelties and dangerous illusions, the corruptions of empire. But, oh, how much more he was the sum of all he loved.” [JoAnn Wypijewski <<a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/remembering-alex/" class="">http://www.thenation.com/article/remembering-alex/</a>>]<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">But Ron is nevertheless correct about the format of 'AWARE on the Air': members and friends of AWARE are invited "<span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;" class="">to recite, declaim, denounce, rant & sing as you like for some 10–15 minutes, & we’ll see what comes out of the mix."</span></div><div class=""> </div><div class="">And I'll continue with an opening comment about what AWARE is attempting to do as part of the anti-war movement - and why that’s necessary.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">—CGE</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 30, 2016, at 5:27 PM, Karen Aram <<a href="mailto:karenaram@hotmail.com" class="">karenaram@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Two minutes of hate? And, warnings and advice?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Ron, I'm beginning to wonder about you?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div></div><hr tabindex="-1" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline-block; width: 1116.21875px;" class=""><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""></span><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Szoke, Ron <<a href="mailto:r-szoke@illinois.edu" class="">r-szoke@illinois.edu</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, May 30, 2016 4:55:15 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jason Liggett<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Stuart Levy; Karen Aram; Karen Medina; David Green; David Johnson; Harry Mickalide<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: May 31, 2016 AWARE on the Air</font><div class=""> </div></div><div style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Okay, thanks everyone, for all the warnings, suggestions & advice I’ve been receiving about what to do & how to do it. We’ll be expecting David G., Stuart L., Harry M., & possibly one or two other people. I would like to dispense with the recital of a manifesto & the Two Minutes Hate that has preceded most past programs.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">But please feel free to recite, declaim, denounce, rant & sing as you like for some 10–15 minutes, & we’ll see what comes out of the mix.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Lauren Q. of Mothers Demand Action (against gun violence) said she has a conflict this time. <br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Tuesday, May 31, noon-1 pm, at the Urbana city building, 400 S Vine St. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best wishes,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">~~ Ron Szoke</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span id="cid:DEB753DB-9DAE-4526-830B-0FC60F7C18F1"><Keep calm & carry on.jpg></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></body></html>