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by Left of Larry » Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:39 am
This brings me to a point that I believe was Leo Strauss' original view of neoconservatism. You see I believe that the neoconservatives' bottom line is ultimately as the great Marx once believed "economic" in nature, in other words let's make as much money as possible. But they don't believe, obviously, that everyone should share the spoils. They believe that only the few elitist capitalists are the ones that are to be rewarded at the expense of the working class. (excuse me if I sound marxist here). Because without economic and social classes, capitalism would perish.
But here is what I think.
Leo Strauss believed that the WEST or American interests were righteous in nature a priori, therefore, it is ok for the US to spread it's own Hegemonic view of the world, both ideologically and forcefully because he believed the means justified the end. But he knew that there would be opposition to US imperialism (which is exactly what this is) so he developed a political theory which allows government to lie to it's people. He thought that it's ok for government to lie to the masses. Realizing that it's not even enough to lie, he thought that the use of RELIGION should be used as a tool to steer the ideological thought of the country and the world to a more pro-US mentality. And when all else fails the use of war to change governments opposed to US imperialism is also ok. Again the means justifies the ends.
So how does the media and religion and government fit into all this? Well there are think tanks all over Wash. DC designed to move forward with Strauss' neoconservatism. Think tanks such as the Cato Institute, the Federalist Society, PNAC, etc... What do you think these guys are doing all day long? Sittin' around playing poker and smoking cigars? Nope. They are formulating ways to control our government and the democratic system.
They push forward a religious agenda that fits cohesively with the corporate (and I also include a gun industry) agenda. By starting this bullshit ass media blitz of a cultural war. Using wedge issues such as abortion, gun rights etc...it mobilizes the masses on an emotional level making these non-thinking sheep vote for Hitler if he was against abortion. It is a form of mass propaganda/brainwashing that the US government and neoconservatives are engaging in using corporate money and corporate help and churches to finance all of this. So you wonder why the media is fucked up...well look at who's sponsoring the media?....corporations...what is the main purpose of a corporation? Making money, oil...energy....material goods that we have been brainwashed to think we need while the rest of the world starves. Then we start a war.
Folks 9-11 did not happen becaues there is a group of people out there that though..hmm...wait a minute, I think I'm going to hate americans and their freedom...no...9-11 happened in response to US imperialism funded by it's capitalist corporations and by it's support for zionism (which is again as ryan said, very cohesive with us corporate interests). It was not an attack on democracy...look at what they targeted, the military and economic headquarters. But the neocons and teh jewish and xtian churches will tell you different. They will tell you that muslims are evil and we need to exterminate them...and believe me I have talked to many xtians in this coutnry who truly believe that.
Using racial divisions such as saying the media is owned by all jews is wrong. The media is controlled by corporations who use wedge issues that are instigated by RELIGION to control the masses.....plain and simple...the military industrial complex has gotten a little bit more complex....now mass propaganda tools are in place...and social issues are at the forefront of this power struggle between the working class, the intellectuals and the thinking people vs. the religious zealots and the capitalists who care about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and that's it. That is why we see things like NAFTA, CAFTA all disguised as these great things that will help the global economy...no they are not interested in the global economy, they are interested in which yacht they are going to buy next so that they can go marlin fishin'. Without a care in the world for the poor, the helpless, and the hungry and sick. You see legislation passed for guns rights..keeps those people voting pro neocon, you see legislation passed for anti-choice, keeps those folks happy. Then you have media pundits like Rush LImbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Ann Coulter who take all the values and mass propagand of neoconservatism and streamline it nice and neat into a "Hate all muslims, love xtian god, hate abortions, love guns, hate liberals, love the republican party, hate fags, love oil drilling, hate this and love that..." neoconservative manifesto.. And because people are so fucking stupid they buy into this shit...making them dumber and dumber.. This is why...neoconservatism has exploded. It was 25 years in the making... All for profits.....fuck the people...
You don't see the great US military to figh genocide, no...yet we tout, freedom in Iraq...It's bullshit the media, the corporations, and our neoconservative governemnt are all streamlined to make you believe everything the US does is righteous, and it has nothing to do with what race of people are running the media...it is all part of PNAC, CATO, and Leo STrauss' mass propaganda ideology.
REP THE STUTTER STEP THEN BOMB A LEFT UPON THE FASCISTS!! (ratm)
Like a Hawk...I am watching you, Mr. President.