The Politics of Good Wholesome Fear — UK Style

Posted by: Roy T on 19 October 2004

A view from across the ocean The Politics of Good Wholesome Fear — UK Style plus linked docs Is a Predatory Elite Shaping the War Scare of 2002 and Is 9-11 Evolving into America's Reichstag Fire??? all from Defense and the National Interest goes rather well with Al Qaeda Does Not Exist.

If you start reading now you might just finish before "The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear" pops into view on the box.
Posted on: 21 October 2004 by The mole man
Second that. I've almost forgotten what it's like to actually learn something about politics and world history/current affairs on television.

Who was it who said that "televison has replaced meaning"?

Mole Man
Posted on: 28 October 2004 by BLT
Another excellent program last night.
Posted on: 01 November 2004 by bigmick
Yeah, very scary video. Made doubly scary with the airing of Osama's Bush promo, which true to his plan seems to have stalled Kerry's momentum and handed the Presidency back to Bush. Self-obsessed, extremist nutjobs everywhere must be cock-a-hoop.
Posted on: 01 November 2004 by Maria vd K
Hi, Tom

Can you tell me what you like from the documentary of 9/11, because i wanna buy it.
Is this a good idea

Maria
Posted on: 01 November 2004 by bigmick
Dead right Tom. Nobody benefits more from the Bush administration remaining in power than the big O. Well...apart from Cheney.
Posted on: 01 November 2004 by JonR
Yup, too true.

Bin Laden has repeatedly shown up Dubya to have the tactical nous of a gnat. His intervention was therefore no real surprise since it now all all but guarantees Bush's re-election and hence the continued provocation of the Arab world by the US.

jon
Posted on: 01 November 2004 by Bhoyo
quote:
Originally posted by bigmick:
Osama's Bush promo...seems to have stalled Kerry's momentum and handed the Presidency back to Bush.

Not necessarily, Mick. As has been pointed out, OBL is still out there taunting only because Bush took his eye off the ball in Afghanistan.

I doubt if many wavering voters will reward Bush for incompetence. Of course, he may still win tomorrow. Among other reasons: While everyone has been watching Florida for dirty tricks, the Bushies have been busily setting up a shitstorm in Ohio.

Davie
Posted on: 01 November 2004 by bigmick
I’d flipping love you to be right on this one Davie, but pretty much everything I've heard since the video airing has concluded that although Kerry can spin the video, it clearly plays best for Bush's campaign of fear and puts voters exactly where Osama wants them.

Good to see that a couple of DJs in Ohio have just put the kibosh on the Republican election monitoring shenanigans. As you might expect Fox commentators are apoplectic. Always nice to see Smile .