"That One"
"What happens when America's airwaves fill with hate? BILL MOYERS JOURNAL takes a tough look at the hostile industry of "Shock Jock" media with a hard-hitting examination of its effects on our nation's political discourse."
Some radio hosts have compared Muslims and Liberals to cockroaches.
There is a history of what happens to a society that starts to listen, to name, to accept that those they don't like are cockroaches or rats.
Genocide in Rwanda
Private Collection
Months prior to the genocide in Rwanda the government owned radio had a campaign in which they fueled the most effective level of hate speech with the specific purpose of preparing the people of Rwanda for genocide. They urged the listeners to kill the inyenzi (cockroach). A seemingly benign word yet this word led to the intentional dehumanization of one group of people, the tutsi and became the justification of mass murder.
When Good People Do Nothing
A Red Flag for the Secret Service: Tony Campbell
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This painting, Corrine, is going to haunt me for years. It is so powerful.
Peace & Love.
Ironically, I just checked the movie "Network" out of our library.
Well stated, powerful and you know I feel as you.
Margot
I plan to help keep that conversation alive for some time. Enough already!
RR
This election season has turned evil...and as *those ones* get more desperate, they become more vicious. I went to Fifth Third Field today with 2 of my oldest friends. My knee is killing me today so, after the rally, they went to retreive the car as I waited by the curb. A large toothless man (I suppose to mention that he was toothless is to denegrate other toothless people! I apologize to other toothless people everywhere! *grin*) pulled up in an old van, flashes a McCain/Palin sign and
screamed,
Obama Whore! You will burn in Hell! God will punish you!"
Now just the sort of folk their campaign takes pride in huh.
Thank you for the these posts...
Corrine? I am so sorry I have been such a bad bloggy friend of late. I have been to visit you but haven't left comments when I should have. : (
I am trying to get back to visiting everyone reguarly.
Love,
Sue
"Obama Whore! You will burn in Hell! God will punish you!"
YIKES, that is HORRIBLE.
As far as the Obama campaigns went, I noticed some very sly ads meant to cast doubt on Obama's true intentions. The last add before McCain was humiliated in the election used a simple phrase to frighten the public. He asked the question, should we not question Obama's "sudden rise to power." For me it was crystal clear, for those willing to fear it was another reason to stay stuck.
Very powerful painting.
Austin of Sundrip
My grandfather on my mother's side has a German last name. Is he a Nazi? I wonder if she would change her mind if she saw him...if she saw this short black man (my grandfather) from The Democratic Republic of Congo with his German last name.
Is it really all in Obama's name or is it about those people with that name over there?
thanks for the forum on this one. :-)
Austin
I was once asked by a store clerk why I didn't change my last name. I asked why and she said it was too strange and foreign. I said are you kidding me, have you seen the phone book lately.
I haven't watched any of the shows you mentioned, but it doesn't surprise me. Even when not intentional there can be an undercurrent that gives a subtle message that can be detrimental.