[Peace-discuss] "Kony" propaganda

[David Green]

If only I had had some with me.


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> From: Stuart Levy <stuartnlevy at gmail.com>
>To: Carl G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> 
>Cc: David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>; "peace-discuss at anti-war.net" <peace-discuss at anti-war.net> 
>Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 12:01 PM
>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] "Kony" propaganda
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>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.
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>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 
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>>On Mar 11, 2012, at 2:55 PM, David Green wrote: 
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>>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. 
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>>>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. 
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>>>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. 
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