May 29, 2004

• I'm really diggin' the Orcinus 'blog, written by David Neiwert, local terrorism/hate speech expert. The article I've linked to above talks about the 'al Qaeda wants Kerry elected' BS that's spreading around.

  We're at a low, low point in our history when Repbulicans can claim that al Qaeda wants Kerry elected, and that they'll attack us like they did in Spain, in order to change our election. I mean, on the one hand, al Qaeda is on the record as supporting Bush, because he'll give them exactly the fight they want. But on the other hand, this lie gets amplified in the media echo chamber, to where it becomes not only the accepted truth, but an acceptable form of speech. That is, people will hear it and nod, not really understanding what their nod makes them complicit with.

  Neiwert is also the author of this bit of analysis: 'Rush, Newspeak, and Fascism: An exegesis' which begins with this question, one which everyone should try and answer for themselves: 'Is fascism an obsolete term?'

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