The Power of Nightmares

Continuing with the Adam Curtis cavalcade of video, The Power of Nightmares, subtitled The Rise of the Politics of Fear, is a BBC documentary film series; the films compare the rise of the Neo-Conservative movement in the United States and the radical Islamist movement, making comparisons on their origins and claiming similarities between the two. Take note of the role of Frantz Fannon. (Ilink; http://tinyurl.com/24nzrxr)

A reason for leaks.....?

The Rise and fall of Tee Vee Journalism........  Adam Curtis



link: http://tinyurl.com/3xrxx8y


A funny but sadly true update...
From Gawker

The Elephant In the Room

Article Review:

Richard Kim; The Nation

The Mad Tea Party

What makes a statement like the following plausible in America and not in the United Kingdom?

It was Cloward and Piven's article that gave ACORN the idea to start peddling subprime mortgages to poor minorities in the 1980s, knowingly laying the groundwork for a global economic meltdown nearly thirty years later.

The movement of the new right in America differs greatly from the resurgence of the new right in The United Kingdom.  While The Conservatives in England have molded the new Tory from Canadian, compassionate conservatism and American image crafting, the American conservatives have chosen a path of disinformation and fear.  The new Torys have also partnered with The Liberal Democratic party to form a collation government in England.  In stark contrast to their British colleagues, The Republican Party aligned with various Tea party organisations,  have returned to the “southern strategy” that was responsible for the defection of the Dixiecrats of years past.

The southern strategy was born under Nixon to recruit southern supporters of segregation. Disillusioned by the eras civil  rights acts Dixiecrats shifted republican. Republicans under Regan with his “welfare queens” quote  perfected its implementation and it continued to even haunt John MCcain in his GOP primary run against George W. Bush.

This article, helps to explain why race is still the elephant in the room in American politics.

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Post Update:

Glenn Beck Targets Frances Fox Piven

The Spin:

Glenn Beck 

Andrew Breitbart

American Thinker

Can you detect the coded language? 


How to use Cloward Piven to interpret current events and drudge up fears from the 1960's.  A thinly veiled Cloward Piven inspired rant.


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