I Swear I Just Saw This/ Was Scoundrels, manipulators, and religious propaganda

[JIM BALDAUF]

I Swear to God!
On the running banner at the bottom of the CNN TV image I just saw
that NASA was going to send  thousands of U.S. Flags on upcoming
space launch and upon their return give them to WTC victims' families.
Unbelievable but true!
jb


----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Irwin <billi@aloha.net>
To: telebob x <telebob98@hotmail.com>
Cc: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: Scoundrels, manipulators, and religious propaganda


> Right On Bob!  I wish everyone in the world could get a pair of those
x-ray
> specs.  We would sure have a lot less problems like the current fix.
Being
> able to see through the use of symbols and propaganda to manipulate our
> minds is the first step to liberation, freedom , and being able to see
that
> we are all one.  And speaking of needing those x-ray specs, have you been
> watching TV recently (internet and newspapers too)?   Watching all those
> news, talk shows, and magazine shows could cause some kind of permanent
> brain damage if one wasn't wearing those specs.  And of course we know all
> about those advertisers and political campaigns - right?
>
> Unfortunately, I checked down at Wal-Mart and they didn't have any of them
> x-ray specs!  What to do?  Maybe we should try the Eastern technique of
> meditation -you know - stopping the flow of images and thoughts that are
for
> the most part formed from that continues flow of symbols and propaganda
from
> the outside world that bombard our mind.  Without all that BS maybe we
could
> find some small thing we could all agree with.   Well, stupid thought I
> guess - better get back to the tube.
> Bill
>
> PS - what's the Lasswell reference?  Didn't read it.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: telebob x <telebob98@hotmail.com>
> To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 8:15 AM
> Subject: Scoundrels, manipulators, and religious propaganda
>
>
> > Who was it who said patriotism (read religion) is the last refuge of a
> > scoundrel? These Mullahs use the religion 'flag' for their own selfish
> > interests...just as Fidel uses pictures of Che and Jose Marti
> >
> > We should all re-read H. D. Lasswell on the use of 'symbols' in
achieving
> > mass control. These worms are just the latest to fix on inchoate anger
and
> > focus it for personal ends....resentment is the most powerful political
> > force....also see Robert Solomon's tirades on this issue.
> >
> > This is really simple and obvious shit and we should see through it like
> we
> > have x ray specs.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > >  This Is a Religious War etc...bla bla
> > > >
> >
> >
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