[Peace-discuss] "Kony" propaganda

[Stuart Levy]

I like this poster image.  I think it'd be even more fruitfully 
educational to hang one of these next to any Kony poster you found, than 
to aim to purge the town of Konyism.   Sort of like rhetorical 
jiu-jitsu.  And you don't put yourself in the position of suppressing 
free speech, just reframing issues.

On 3/11/12 3:22 PM, Carl G. Estabrook 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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