[Peace-discuss] "Kony" propaganda

[Rohn Koester]

David, Carl: Why did you feel the need to suspend others' free political
speech in this case?

Rohn

On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Carl G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>wrote:

>
> http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/kony-2012-president-obama-throws-support-behind-viral-video-filmmaker-deflects-critics-article-1.1036121
> http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pd836Ynt1rrya2wo1_1280.jpg
>
> On Mar 11, 2012, at 2:55 PM, David Green wrote:
>
> Driving down Race St., I spotted at least six fliers tacked to lamp posts
> and telephone poles. They concern "Kony 2012," a campaign with which by now
> you are familiar.  The flier shows a depiction of Kony, behind which are
> depictions of Bin Laden and Hitler.
>
> You know where I'm going with this. This is a humanitarian fad at best, a
> propaganda campaign at worst, and a propaganda cover for U.S. foreign
> policy at the worst of the worst. So far, I'm only surprised by the fact
> that I haven't found any evidence that the Israel Lobby or Jewish
> organizatons are behind it, like they were with Darfur.
>
> I ripped off every flier I could find, about 6. You should do the same.
> Our children should be educated about American crimes in the world, not the
> sensationalized and decontextualized crimes of others, no matter how many
> Hollywood celebrities are involved. Even if Oprah is involved. Especially
> if Oprah is involved.
>
> DG
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