[Peace-discuss] "Kony" propaganda

[Carl G. Estabrook]

Yes.


On Mar 12, 2012, at 12:01 PM, Stuart Levy wrote:

> 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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