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Skriven 2005-08-11 20:36:37 av Ed Hulett (1:123/789.0)
     Kommentar till en text av John Hull (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: atomic bomb question
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John Hull -> Ed Hulett wrote:

 JH>>> That is one of the things Rush has been advocating since 9/11 - that the
 JH>>> tapes of 9/11, Abu Ghraib, etc., be played regularly on TV and pictures
 JH>>> of same be printed regularly in the print media, so that people aren't
 JH>>> allowed to forget what those animals stand for and why we are at war.

 EH>> That will never happen. We will continue to be bombarded with claims of
 EH>> torture and other crimes against humanity supposedly perpetrated by
 EH>> American soldiers. They will also try to smear George W. Bush and his
 EH>> administration with claims that those crimes are somehow perpetrated
 EH>> under order from Bush himself.

 JH>>> This is a war that we have no choice but to fight and win, and as such,
 JH>>> I would go even farther.  I think we should go back to the same sort of
 JH>>> patriotic flagwaving and fervor to fight and defeat the enemy that was
 JH>>> exhibited during WWII.  Fire up the propaganda machine and run it full
 JH>>> tilt.  Show those bastards just what it means to piss off America, just
 JH>>> like we showed the Japs and the Nazis.

 EH>> It is a different America than it was during WWII. Today the media is
 EH>> against America not for it. Back during WWII they didn't have news
 EH>> reports claiming that our troops were torturing prisoners. They didn't
 EH>> have news reports claiming that FDR got us into a "worthless war." They
 EH>> didn't have news reports painting FDR as evil and blaming atraucities on
 EH>>  his administration. They didn't report on the dropping of the atomic
 EH>> bombs as an evil act.

 EH>> Now, we have the media taking the side of the opposition and
 EH>> destablizing public opinion and turning it against the administration.

 JH> I agree with all that you've said.  It would be rather a job of work to
 JH> get them to get on board and support us for a change.  Maybe a few
 JH> reporters need to be sacrificed for the cause to get them to realize
 JH> this ain't a goddamn game.

This line of reporting in the media began back during the Vietnam conflict.
They willingly allied themselves with the opposition and they have not looked
back. They think it patriotic when they attack America and ignore the
atrocities perpetrated by our enemies.

Ed

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