[Peace-discuss] War propaganda

[C. G. Estabrook]

And the audience of News from Neptune (7pm Fridays on UPTV channel 6/99) heard 
David Green anticipate Patrick Cockburn's analysis.

It's hard not to see the credence lent to this matter as resulting from the fell 
influence of identity politics. The Bush administration remember had Laura Bush 
in one of her few public appearances say that the war in Afghanistan was 
necessary because of the Taliban's crimes against women.

As the late Christopher Lasch (/The Culture of Narcissism/, 1979) said 
wonderfully, "Identity politics has come to serve as a substitute for religion - 
or at least for the feeling of self-righteousness that is so commonly confused 
with religion."  --CGE


On 6/19/11 11:23 AM, David Green wrote:
> http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/06/19
> Patrick Cockburn gives both the realities of war and the nature of war 
> propaganda the seriousness that they deserve. It was particularly 
> irresponsible of Amy Goodman and her editors to report the allegations of 
> rape/viagra as if they were facts.
>
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