As a student of conflicts and the Middle East I recall back in 2013 when the president drew a line in the sand for Assad and after all the polling most Americans said NO to attacks on Syria……but by mid rear of 2014 the tone was changing….but just how did this tone of opinion change?
If you would like to see how this works then find some articles from the first Iraq War and read how the “dangers” changed with the media reports……the selling of war……how disgusting is that?
From Classrooms to Killing Fields
In 2013, American and British public opinion said “hell no” to plans to bomb (and surely regime change) Syria, taking the momentum out of the march to war. This marked a peak in post-Iraq war-weariness. But then in August 2014, many hearts were touched by the plight of a group of Yazidis trapped on a mountain and besieged by ISIS. So public opinion sanctioned a humanitarian military rescue. During the operation, it was revealed that the crisis was blown way out of proportion, as excuses for war so often are.
Source: How Schooling Leads to War – Antiwar.com Original by — Antiwar.com
Goebbels would be proud to see how we have perfected the art of propaganda……
Don’t forget, exactly half the blame for the success of the propaganda is the failure in critical thinking by those who hear it. The American public has been so “dumbed down” by placing their faith in government, religion, and authority of any kind, they will believe anything spouted by a talking head on TV. Lies must have the fertile ground of ignorance to grow….
gigoid, the dubious
Once again I point to the movie “Idiocracy”…perfect and prophetic….chuq
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